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Where does “līflīċ” come from?

līflīċ (Old English) comes from Old English līf, from Proto-West Germanic līb, from Proto-Germanic lībą, from Proto-Germanic lībaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

līflīċ (Old English): living, lively, long-lived, necessary to life,...

Definitions

  1. living, lively, long-lived, necessary to life,...

Ancestry of “līflīċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīflife, existence; life-time
2Proto-West Germaniclībbody; life
3Proto-Germaniclībąbody; life
4Proto-Germaniclībanąto remain, to be left
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “līflīċ”

  • lively
  • liveliness
  • livelily
  • unlively
  • unliveliness
  • lifely
  • lyvely
  • lyfly
  • lifly
  • lyflich
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