Where does “lebēn” come from?

lebēn (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic libbjan, from Proto-Germanic libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

lebēn (Old High German): to live; life

Definitions

  1. to live; life

Ancestry of “lebēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclibbjanto live, to be alive
2Proto-Germaniclibjanąto live, to be alive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “lebēn”

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