Where does “líða” come from?

líða (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German līden, from Proto-Germanic līþaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

líða (Old Norse): suffer; to elapse; to pass, go by

Definitions

  1. suffer; to elapse; to pass, go by

Ancestry of “líða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlīdento suffer; to go, suffer
2Proto-Germaniclīþanąto go; pass; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “líða”

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