Where does “lijf” come from?

lijf (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic līb, from Proto-Germanic lībą, from Proto-Germanic lībaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

lijf (Middle Dutch): body; life; life force

Definitions

  1. body; life; life force

Ancestry of “lijf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlīfbody
2Proto-West Germaniclībbody; life
3Proto-Germaniclībąbody; life
4Proto-Germaniclībanąto remain, to be left
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “lijf”

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