Where does “liss” come from?

liss (Old English) comes from Old English līþs, from Old English liþe, from Proto-West Germanic linþ(ī), from Proto-Germanic linþaz, from Proto-Indo-European léntos.

liss (Old English): mildness, mercy, kindness, grace

Definitions

  1. mildness, mercy, kindness, grace

Ancestry of “liss”, step by step

liss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English līþs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīþsgrace, favor, love, kindness, mercy, joy, peace,...
2Old Englishliþegentle, mild; pleasant
3Proto-West Germaniclinþ(ī)gentle
4Proto-Germaniclinþazbendsome; flexible; pliable; supple; weak; soft;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléntos—

via Proto-Germanic linþisjō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclinþisjōrest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlent-tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...

Words derived from “liss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European léntos →Every word from Proto-Germanic linþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic linþ(ī) →