Where does “līþaną” come from?

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

līþaną (Proto-Germanic): to go; pass; to go through

Definitions

  1. to go; pass; to go through

Ancestry of “līþaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “līþaną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyt- →
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