leven
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to live, to be alive
- to live one's life
- to live, to dwell
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch *libben inherited from Proto-Germanic *libjaną (live, be alive).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*libjaną
Gloss
live, be alive
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedrijfsleven Dutch, Flemish
- beleven Dutch, Flemish
- boerenleven Dutch, Flemish
- buitenleven Dutch, Flemish
- herleven Dutch, Flemish
- hondenleven Dutch, Flemish
- inleven Dutch, Flemish
- kinderleven Dutch, Flemish
- leefgebied Dutch, Flemish
- leefgemeenschap Dutch, Flemish
- leefloon Dutch, Flemish
- leefmilieu Dutch, Flemish
- leefstijl Dutch, Flemish
- leeftijd Dutch, Flemish
- leeftocht Dutch, Flemish
- leefwijze Dutch, Flemish
- leven Dutch, Flemish
- levenloos Dutch, Flemish
- levensbelang Dutch, Flemish
- levensbelangrijk Dutch, Flemish
- levensbeschouwing Dutch, Flemish
- levensbeschrijvend Dutch, Flemish
- levensbeschrijver Dutch, Flemish
- levensbeschrijving Dutch, Flemish
- levensduur Dutch, Flemish
- levensecht Dutch, Flemish
- levensgenieter Dutch, Flemish
- levensgevaar Dutch, Flemish
- levensgezel Dutch, Flemish
- levensgezellin Dutch, Flemish
- levensjaar Dutch, Flemish
- levenskracht Dutch, Flemish
- levensleer Dutch, Flemish
- levensleugen Dutch, Flemish
- levenslied Dutch, Flemish
- levensloop Dutch, Flemish
- levensloos Dutch, Flemish
- levenslucht Dutch, Flemish
- levensmiddel Dutch, Flemish
- levensmoe Dutch, Flemish
- levensschets Dutch, Flemish
- levensstijl Dutch, Flemish
- levensvatbaar Dutch, Flemish
- levensverzekering Dutch, Flemish
- levensvorm Dutch, Flemish
- levenswende Dutch, Flemish
- liefdesleven Dutch, Flemish
- medeleven Dutch, Flemish
- mensenleven Dutch, Flemish
- opleven Dutch, Flemish
- overleven Dutch, Flemish
- samenleven Dutch, Flemish
- soldatenleven Dutch, Flemish
- stilleven Dutch, Flemish
- *leip- Proto-Indo-European
- *leyp- Proto-Indo-European
- *libjaną Proto-Germanic
- libban Old English
- lifian Old English
- lifa Old Norse
- lebēn Old High German
- levēn Old High German
- leef Afrikaans
- lewe Afrikaans
- 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *libbjan gmw-pro
- *libben Old Dutch
- libbian Old Saxon
- leva Old Frisian