Where does “līþe” come from?

līþe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic linþ(ī), from Proto-Germanic linþaz, from Proto-Indo-European léntos.

līþe (Old English): mild; gentle, mild, pliable, limber; gentle, mild

Definitions

  1. mild; gentle, mild, pliable, limber; gentle, mild

Ancestry of “līþe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclinþ(ī)gentle
2Proto-Germaniclinþazbendsome; flexible; pliable; supple; weak; soft;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléntos—

Words derived from “līþe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European léntos →Every word from Proto-Germanic linþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic linþ(ī) →