Where does “låta bli” come from?
låta bli (Swedish) comes from Swedish bli, from Swedish bliva, from Old Swedish bliva, from Middle Low German blîven, from Old Saxon bilīvan, from Proto-West Germanic bilīban, from Proto-Germanic bilībaną, from Proto-Germanic bi- — on, onto.
låta bli (Swedish): avoid, restrain oneself from, keep from usually with respect to touching, meddling with, or generally doing
Definitions
- avoid, restrain oneself from, keep from usually with respect to touching, meddling with, or generally doing
Ancestry of “låta bli”, step by step
låta bli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bli | to remain, to stay; to become; to turn into; to... |
| 2 | Swedish | bliva | Dated form of bli |
| 3 | Old Swedish | bliva | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | blîven | to remain |
| 5 | Old Saxon | bilīvan | to stay or remain in place |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bilīban | to stay, to remain in place |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bilībaną | to stay, to remain in place |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |