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Where does “liþ” come from?

liþ (Middle English) comes from Old English liþ, from Proto-West Germanic liþu, from Proto-Germanic liþuz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

liþ (Middle English): Alternative form of lyth

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lyth

Ancestry of “liþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishliþlimb, member
2Proto-West Germanicliþubend, joint; limb
3Proto-Germanicliþuza bend, joint; a body part, limb, member
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
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