Where does “gelibban” come from?

gelibban (Old English) comes from Old English libban, 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...

gelibban (Old English): to live, be alive; to flee spiritual death; to...

Definitions

  1. to live, be alive; to flee spiritual death; to...

Ancestry of “gelibban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlibbanto live
2Proto-West Germaniclibbjanto live, to be alive
3Proto-Germaniclibjanąto live, to be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
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