Where does “Liffey” come from?

Liffey (English) comes from Irish Life, from Proto-Celtic liyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leyH- — flow, flood; to bend; to flow.

Liffey (English): that flows from the Wicklow Mountains for around 75 miles (125 km) through Dublin to the Irish Sea

Definitions

  1. that flows from the Wicklow Mountains for around 75 miles (125 km) through Dublin to the Irish Sea

Ancestry of “Liffey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishLife—
2Proto-Celticliyetito flow; to charge, accuse
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanleyH-flow, flood; to bend; to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic liyeti →Every word from Irish Life →
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