Where does “līden” come from?

līden (Middle High German) comes from Old High German līdan, 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...

līden (Middle High German): to suffer

Definitions

  1. to suffer

Ancestry of “līden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlīdanto suffer
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 “līden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līþaną →