Where does “A4-liv” come from?

A4-liv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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...

A4-liv (Norwegian Nynorsk): A person's life that's lived exactly as society would expect, with all that's expected and nothing outside the norm

Definitions

  1. A person's life that's lived exactly as society would expect, with all that's expected and nothing outside the norm

Ancestry of “A4-liv”, step by step

A4-liv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk liv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklivlife; 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 Nynorsk A4

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskA4A standard paper paper size that's in common use
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp-Every word from Proto-Germanic lībaną