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
- suffer; to elapse; to pass, go by
Ancestry of “líða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | līden | to suffer; to go, suffer |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
Words derived from “líða”