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Where does “lida” come from?

lida (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish liþa, from Old Norse líða, from Middle Low German līden, from Proto-Germanic līþaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

lida (Swedish): to suffer; to undergo hardship; to suffer; to...

Definitions

  1. to suffer; to undergo hardship; to suffer; to...

Ancestry of “lida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishliþato go, pass
2Old Norselíðasuffer; to elapse; to pass, go by
3Middle Low Germanlīdento suffer; to go, suffer
4Proto-Germaniclīþanąto go; pass; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
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