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Where does “lebend” come from?

lebend (German) comes from German -end, from Middle High German -end, from Old High German -enti, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön- — sound, voice.

lebend (German): present participle of leben; living; live, alive

Definitions

  1. present participle of leben; living; live, alive

Ancestry of “lebend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-endA suffix forming the present participle of German...
2Middle High German-end—
3Old High German-enti—
4Proto-Germanic-andz—
5Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
6Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
7Hungarianönyou
8Hungarianön-self-
9Turkishönfront
10Ottoman Turkishاوك—
11Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “lebend”

  • Lebendgewicht
  • freilebend
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