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