Where does “live” come from?

live (Yola) comes from Middle English lyven, from Old English libban, from Proto-West Germanic libbjan, from Proto-Germanic libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

live (Yola): to live

Definitions

to live

Ancestry of “live”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	lyven	to live
2	Old English	libban	to live
3	Proto-West Germanic	libbjan	to live, to be alive
4	Proto-Germanic	libjaną	to live, to be alive
5	Proto-Indo-European	leyp-	to stick; fat or sticky substance
6	Proto-Indo-European	lēy-	to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

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