lyf

Middle English

/liːf/

noun

Definitions

life

Etymology

Derived from Old English līf (life, life-time, existence).

Origin

Old English

līf

Gloss

life, life-time, existence

Concept

Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Other

`Kanji`

生

Emoji

🧬

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

livelihood English
*lībą Proto-Germanic
geliffæstan Old English
liffrea Old English
lifgedal Old English
lifleas Old English
liflic Old English
liflice Old English
līf Old English
lif Middle English

lif