Where does “lithan” come from?
lithan (Old Saxon) comes from Old English liþan, from Proto-Germanic līþaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
lithan (Old Saxon): to go, sail
Ancestry of “lithan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | liþan | to go; pass; travel; to suffer loss |
| 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... |