Where does “Läwensunjahault” come from?
Läwensunjahault (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Unjahault, from German Unterhalt, from German unterhalten, from German halten, from English halt, from Middle English halt, from Old English healt, from Proto-West Germanic halt — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
Läwensunjahault (Plautdietsch): livelihood
Definitions
- livelihood
Ancestry of “Läwensunjahault”, step by step
Läwensunjahault traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Unjahault
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Unjahault | sustenance, livelihood |
| 2 | German | Unterhalt | alimony |
| 3 | German | unterhalten | to maintain; to entertain; to converse |
| 4 | German | halten | to hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to... |
| 5 | English | halt | To limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in... |
| 6 | Middle English | halt | Limping, lame, crippled |
| 7 | Old English | healt | lame, limping |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | halt | lame, halt |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | haltaz | lame, halt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kol-d- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |
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... |