Where does “lifa” come from?

lifa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

lifa (Old Norse): to live; to be alive

Definitions

  1. to live; to be alive

Ancestry of “lifa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lifa”

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