bliven
Middle Dutch
/ˈbliːvən/
verb
Definitions
- to become
- to stay, to remain
- to die, to perish
- to give birth
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch blīvan (remain) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (remain, remain in place, stay).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*bilībaną
Gloss
remain, remain in place, stay
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Cognates and derived terms
- aanblijven Dutch, Flemish
- achterblijven Dutch, Flemish
- afblijven Dutch, Flemish
- blijven Dutch, Flemish
- nablijven Dutch, Flemish
- nestblijver Dutch, Flemish
- opblijven Dutch, Flemish
- overblijven Dutch, Flemish
- thuisblijver Dutch, Flemish
- uitblijven Dutch, Flemish
- verblijven Dutch, Flemish
- *leyp- Proto-Indo-European
- *lip- Proto-Indo-European
- *bilibanaz Proto-Germanic
- *bilībaną Proto-Germanic
- belifan Old English
- belīfan Old English
- belīvan Old High German
- bilīban Old High German
- bly Afrikaans
- 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *bilīban gmw-pro
- bilivan Old Dutch
- blivan Old Dutch
- blīvan Old Dutch
- bliven Middle Low German
- blīven Middle Low German
- bilivan Old Saxon
- bilīƀan Old Saxon
- blīva Old Frisian
- bliiw North Frisian
- bliwe North Frisian