Where does “līþian” come from?

līþian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic linþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European lento- — bendsome, resilient.

līþian (Old English): to unloose

Definitions

  1. to unloose

Ancestry of “līþian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclinþijanąto soften
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlento-bendsome, resilient
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lento- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linþijaną →