Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπŒ»πŒΉπŒ±πŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic libjanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lΔ“y- β€” to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (Gothic): to live

Definitions

  1. to live

Ancestry of β€œπŒ»πŒΉπŒ±πŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermaniclibjanΔ…to live, to be alive
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlΔ“y-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from β€œπŒ»πŒΉπŒ±πŒ°πŒ½β€

  • 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lΔ“y- β†’