Where does “Liewen” come from?

Liewen (Luxembourgish) comes 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...

Liewen (Luxembourgish): life

Definitions

  1. life

Ancestry of “Liewen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Liewen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic libjaną →