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Where does “liden” come from?

liden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch līthan, from Proto-West Germanic līþan, from Proto-Germanic līþaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

liden (Middle Dutch): to go, to pass; to pass by, to go by; to pass, to...

Definitions

  1. to go, to pass; to pass by, to go by; to pass, to...

Ancestry of “liden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlīthan—
2Proto-West Germaniclīþanto go, to pass; to suffer loss
3Proto-Germaniclīþanąto go; pass; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “liden”

  • geleden
  • zenuwlijder
  • lijder
  • lijden
  • lijdensweg
  • teringlijder
  • ly
  • lieje
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