Where does “Lebensbereich” come from?

Lebensbereich (German) comes from German lebēn, from Middle High German leben, from Old High German lebēn, from Proto-West Germanic libbjan, from Proto-Germanic libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Lebensbereich (German): area of life

Definitions

  1. area of life

Ancestry of “Lebensbereich”, step by step

Lebensbereich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lebēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlebēn
2Middle High Germanlebento live
3Old High Germanlebēnto live; life
4Proto-West Germaniclibbjanto live, to be alive
5Proto-Germaniclibjanąto live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via German Bereich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBereicharea, realm, range, scope; course of study or...
2Germanbereichento extend; to cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp-Every word from Proto-Germanic libjaną