Where does “lifna” come from?

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

lifna (Old Norse): to be left; to come to life; to revive

Definitions

  1. to be left; to come to life; to revive

Ancestry of “lifna”, step by step

lifna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse lifa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselifato 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...

via Proto-Germanic lifnaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclifnanąto remain, to be left
2Proto-Germaniclībanąto remain, to be left

Words derived from “lifna”

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