Where does “lifer” come from?

lifer (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic librō, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

lifer (Old English): liver; Alternative form of læfer

Definitions

  1. liver; Alternative form of læfer

Ancestry of “lifer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclibrōliver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “lifer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic librō →