Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līþaną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leyt- (to go, depart, die). Cognate with Tocharian A litā- (to pass on), Avestan 𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬚𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (iriθiieiti, to die, pass away), Ancient Greek λοίτη (loítē, tomb), Latin lītus (shore, beach).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

*līþaną[1][2]

  1. to go; pass
  2. to go through

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*līþan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 340
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*līþanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 248