Where does “līþa-” come from?

līþa- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic līþaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

līþa- (Proto-Germanic): canal

Definitions

  1. canal

Ancestry of “līþa-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclīþanąto go; pass; to go through
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “līþa-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy-