Where does “līþiġian” come from?
līþiġian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic linþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European lento- — bendsome, resilient.
līþiġian (Old English): to soften, calm, mitigate, assuage, appease, be...
Definitions
- to soften, calm, mitigate, assuage, appease, be...
Ancestry of “līþiġian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | linþijaną | to soften |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | lento- | bendsome, resilient |