Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lībą

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

Likely derived from *lībaną (“to remain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliː.βɑ̃/

Noun

*lībą n

1. body

   Synonyms: *būkaz, *ferhwō, *ferhuz, *līką, *kruppaz

   Hyponym: *līkahamô

2. life

   Synonyms: *ferhwō, *ferhuz

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *lībą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lībą	*lībō
vocative	*lībą	*lībō
accusative	*lībą	*lībō
genitive	*lības, *lībis	*lībǫ̂
dative	*lībai	*lībamaz
instrumental	*lībō	*lībamiz

Related terms

• *libjaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *līb
  • Old English: līf
    • Middle English: lyf, leyfe, lif, life, lijf, live
      • English: life
      • Scots: life, leif
      • Yola: lief, life
  • Old Frisian: līf
    • North Frisian: liff
    • Saterland Frisian: Lieuw
    • West Frisian: liif
  • Old Saxon: līf
    • Middle Low German: lîf
      • German Low German: Lif n, Lief n
      • Plautdietsch: Läwen
  • Old Dutch: līf
    • Middle Dutch: lijf
      • Dutch: lijf
        • Afrikaans: lyf
        • Berbice Creole Dutch: lifu
        • Negerhollands: lief, lif, lijf
      • Limburgish: lief
      • Zealandic: lief
  • Old High German: līb
    • Middle High German: līp, līph, līf, līb
      • Alemannic German: Liib
      • Central Franconian: Liev, Leiv

        Hunsrik: Leib

        Luxembourgish: Läif, Leif

      • Cimbrian: laip
      • German: Leib
      • Vilamovian: łaowa
      • Yiddish: לײַב (layb)
• Old Norse: líf
  • Icelandic: líf
  • Faroese: lív
  • Norn: liv
  • Norwegian Bokmål: liv
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: liv
  • Elfdalian: liv, laiv
  • Old Swedish: līf
    • Swedish: liv
  • Danish: liv
  • Gutnish: liev