Where does “lijfeigen” come from?
lijfeigen (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijf, from Middle Dutch lijf, from Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic līb, from Proto-Germanic lībą, from Proto-Germanic lībaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
lijfeigen (Dutch): serfish, whose very bodily person is legally...
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- serfish, whose very bodily person is legally...
Ancestry of “lijfeigen”, step by step
lijfeigen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lijf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lijf | A body; A corsage; A field |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lijf | body; life; life force |
| 3 | Old Dutch | līf | body |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | līb | body; life |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Dutch eigen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eigen | own; self |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | eigen | to receive; to be required to have, to be owed;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | eigan | to own |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aigan | to possess, to own, to have; own |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |