Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līþaną
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Verb
[edit]- to go; pass
- to go through
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *līþaną (strong class 1)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *līþan
- Old Norse: líða
- Gothic: *𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (*leiþan)