Where does “lyven” come from?

lyven (Middle English) comes from Old English libban, 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...

lyven (Middle English): to live

Definitions

  1. to live

Ancestry of “lyven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlibbanto live
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 “lyven”

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