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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

  1. to soften, calm, mitigate, assuage, appease, be...

Ancestry of “līþiġian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclinþijanąto soften
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlento-bendsome, resilient
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