Where does “libben” come from?

libben (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic libbjan, from Proto-Germanic libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

libben (Old Dutch): to live

Definitions

  1. to live

Ancestry of “libben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclibbjanto live, to be alive
2Proto-Germaniclibjanąto live, to be alive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “libben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →