lithy
English
adj
Definitions
- Easily bent; pliable.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lethi inherited from Old English liþiġ (flexible, free, unrestrained) inherited from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz (unoccupied, flexible, free) suf from English lith#Etymology_1 (joint, limb).
Origin
English
lith#Etymology_1
Gloss
joint, limb
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
肢
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lith#Etymology_1 English
- erledigen German
- ledig German
- ledig Dutch, Flemish
- luchtledig Dutch, Flemish
- *liþugaz Proto-Germanic
- ledig Swedish
- ledighet Swedish
- liþig Old English
- liþiġ Old English
- lethi Middle English
- liðugr Old Norse
- liðugur Icelandic
- *lidig Old High German
- ledec Middle High German
- ledic Middle High German
- lëdic, lëdec Middle High German
- *lithag Old Dutch
- *lithig Old Dutch