Where does “liþan” come from?

liþan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic līþaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

liþan (Old English): to go; pass; travel; to suffer loss

Definitions

  1. to go; pass; travel; to suffer loss

Ancestry of “liþan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclīþanąto go; pass; to go through
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “liþan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līþaną →