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Where does “lifr” come from?

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

lifr (Old Norse): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “lifr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lifr”

  • leverpostej
  • lever
  • lever
  • lever
  • leverpostej
  • lever
  • liuær
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