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Where does “lide” come from?

lide (Danish) comes from Old Norse hlíta, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lide (Danish): suffer; To have some disease or similar...

Definitions

  1. suffer; To have some disease or similar...

Ancestry of “lide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlítato rely on, trust, abide by; to rely on, trust
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “lide”

  • lidt
  • leden
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