Where does “Läwenstiet” come from?
Läwenstiet (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Tiet, from Middle Low German tît, from Old Saxon tid, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
Läwenstiet (Plautdietsch): lifetime
Definitions
- lifetime
Ancestry of “Läwenstiet”, step by step
Läwenstiet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Tiet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Tiet | time |
| 2 | Middle Low German | tît | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | tid | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via Plautdietsch Läwen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Läwen | life |
| 2 | Middle Low German | lēven | to live |
| 3 | Old Saxon | libbian | to live |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | libbjan | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |