Where does “lengi lifi” come from?
lengi lifi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lengi, from Old Norse lengi, from Proto-Germanic langį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
lengi lifi (Icelandic): long live, "to may live long for a long time"
Definitions
- long live, "to may live long for a long time"
Ancestry of “lengi lifi”, step by step
lengi lifi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic lengi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lengi | long |
| 2 | Old Norse | lengi | long |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langį̄ | length |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Icelandic lifa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lifa | to live; to experience something; to survive, to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | lifa | to live; to be alive |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |