Where does “līs” come from?
līs (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic linþisjō, from Proto-Indo-European lent- — tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...
Ancestry of “līs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | linþisjō | rest |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | lent- | tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,... |