Where does “vedblive” come from?

vedblive (Danish) comes from Danish blive, from Middle Low German blîven, from Old Saxon bilīvan, from Proto-West Germanic bilīban, from Proto-Germanic bilībaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

vedblive (Danish): to continue, persist, keep on, remain

Definitions

  1. to continue, persist, keep on, remain

Ancestry of “vedblive”, step by step

vedblive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish blive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbliveto become; to be; to amount
2Middle Low Germanblîvento remain
3Old Saxonbilīvanto stay or remain in place
4Proto-West Germanicbilībanto stay, to remain in place
5Proto-Germanicbilībanąto stay, to remain in place
6Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
7Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Danish ved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvedat, by; in case of, in the event of; upon, on,...
2Old Danishwith—
3Old Norseviðwithy, withe; collar; against; towards, against
4Proto-Germanicwiþr-against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →