Where does “livmor” come from?

livmor (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål liv, from Old Norse líf, 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...

livmor (Norwegian Bokmål): a womb or uterus

Definitions

  1. a womb or uterus

Ancestry of “livmor”, step by step

livmor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål liv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållivlife; waist; energy, eagerness
2Old Norselíflife
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...

via Norwegian Bokmål mør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmørtender
2Norwegian Bokmålmodersynonym of mor
3Old Norsemóðirmother
4Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “livmor”

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