Where does “lidelse” come from?

lidelse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lide, from Old Norse líða, from Middle Low German līden, from Proto-Germanic līþaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

lidelse (Norwegian Bokmål): suffering; a disorder

Definitions

  1. suffering; a disorder

Ancestry of “lidelse”, step by step

lidelse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållideto suffer
2Old Norselíðasuffer; to elapse; to pass, go by
3Middle Low Germanlīdento suffer; to go, suffer
4Proto-Germaniclīþanąto go; pass; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via Danish lide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlidesuffer; To have some disease or similar...
2Old Norsehlítato rely on, trust, abide by; to rely on, trust
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure

Words derived from “lidelse”

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