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

Definitions

  1. to go, sail

Ancestry of “lithan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishliþanto go; pass; travel; to suffer loss
2Proto-Germaniclīþanąto go; pass; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līþaną →