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
- mild; gentle, mild, pliable, limber; gentle, mild
Ancestry of “līþe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | linþ(ī) | gentle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | linþaz | bendsome; flexible; pliable; supple; weak; soft;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | léntos | — |