Where does “līthan” come from?

līthan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic līþan, from Proto-Germanic līþaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

līthan (Old Dutch): to go, sail

Definitions

  1. to go, sail

Ancestry of “līthan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclīþanto go, to pass; to suffer loss
2Proto-Germaniclīþanąto go; pass; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “līthan”

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