Where does “libjaną” come from?

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

libjaną (Proto-Germanic): to live, to be alive

Definitions

  1. to live, to be alive

Ancestry of “libjaną”, step by step

libjaną traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European leyp-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via Proto-Indo-European leip-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleip-leave, cling, linger

Words derived from “libjaną”

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