Where does “återlämning” come from?
återlämning (Swedish) comes from Swedish återlämna, from Swedish lämna, from Swedish lemna, from Old Swedish limna, from Old Norse lifna, from Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
återlämning (Swedish): a returning
Ancestry of “återlämning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | återlämna | to hand back, to return |
| 2 | Swedish | lämna | to leave; to not take away with oneself but leave... |
| 3 | Swedish | lemna | Obsolete spelling of lämna |
| 4 | Old Swedish | limna | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | lifna | to be left; to come to life; to revive |
| 6 | Old Norse | lifa | to live; to be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |