| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | līþan | to go, to pass; to suffer loss |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |