Lief
Low German
noun
Definitions
- body
- (rare) life
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Low German lîf inherited from Old Saxon līf inherited from Proto-Germanic *lībą (life, body) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (stick, leave, cling, linger, smudge, smear, remain, glue, continue, fat, sticky substance, oil, adhere, paste, adhesive, fat substance, fatty substance).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*leyp-
Gloss
stick, leave, cling, linger, smudge, smear, remain, glue, continue, fat, sticky substance, oil, adhere, paste, adhesive, fat substance, fatty substance
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterlife English
- antilife English
- birdlife English
- chopped liver English
- counterlife English
- cryolife English
- cyberlife English
- daylife English
- dreamlife English
- enliven English
- fishlife English
- folklife English
- forelife English
- half-life English
- halflife English
- highlife English
- homelife English
- lack-life English
- life English
- life cot English
- life raft English
- life stance English
- life-bearing English
- life-changing English
- life-size English
- lifeaholic English
- lifebar English
- lifeblood English
- lifeboat English
- lifecare English
- lifecast English
- lifecasting English
- lifechanging English
- lifeday English
- lifedraining English
- lifeform English
- lifeful English
- lifeguard English
- lifehack English
- lifehacker English
- lifehacking English
- lifehold English
- lifeless English
- lifelike English
- lifeline English
- lifelog English
- lifelogger English
- lifelong English
- lifelore English
- lifely English
- lifemanship English
- lifemate English
- lifen English
- lifeness English
- lifepath English
- lifer English
- liferent English
- liferenter English
- lifesaver English
- lifesaving English
- lifescape English
- lifeskill English
- lifesome English
- lifespan English
- lifespring English
- lifestream English
- lifestreaming English
- lifestring English
- lifestyle English
- lifetable English
- lifetaker English
- lifetap English
- lifetime English
- lifeward English
- lifeway English
- lifework English
- lifeworthy English
- lifey English
- lifie English
- lively English
- livish English
- long-lived English
- lowlife English
- midlife English
- minelife English
- nightlife English
- nonlife English
- plantlife English
- pondlife English
- prelife English
- pro-life English
- pseudolife English
- quarterlifer English
- relife English
- sealife English
- self-life English
- short-lived English
- simple-lifeish English
- streetlife English
- swamplife English
- underlife English
- unlife English
- wildlife English
- liivi Finnish
- lippio Latin
- lippus Latin
- Leib German
- Leibarzt German
- Leibchen German
- Leibesfrucht German
- Leibesfülle German
- Leibesvisitation German
- Leibgericht German
- Leibrock German
- Leibschmerz German
- Leibwächter German
- Mutterleib German
- Unterleib German
- dickleibig German
- entleiben German
- leiblich German
- achterlijf Dutch, Flemish
- aflijvig Dutch, Flemish
- bovenlijf Dutch, Flemish
- inlijven Dutch, Flemish
- keurslijf Dutch, Flemish
- lijf Dutch, Flemish
- lijfarts Dutch, Flemish
- lijfeigen Dutch, Flemish
- lijfsbehoud Dutch, Flemish
- lijfsgemeenschap Dutch, Flemish
- lijfspreuk Dutch, Flemish
- lijftocht Dutch, Flemish
- lijfwacht Dutch, Flemish
- lijvig Dutch, Flemish
- zwaarlijvig Dutch, Flemish
- λίπος Ancient Greek
- *ley- Proto-Indo-European
- *leyp- Proto-Indo-European
- *ainalif Proto-Germanic
- *bilībaną Proto-Germanic
- *laibijaną Proto-Germanic
- *libjaną Proto-Germanic
- *librō Proto-Germanic
- *lībaną Proto-Germanic
- *lībą Proto-Germanic
- arbetsliv Swedish
- husvagnsliv Swedish
- kortlivad Swedish
- kulturliv Swedish
- liv Swedish
- livegen Swedish
- livlig Swedish
- livrem Swedish
- livsavgörande Swedish
- livselixir Swedish
- livsfarlig Swedish
- livskvalitet Swedish
- livslängd Swedish
- livsmedel Swedish
- livsstil Swedish
- livstid Swedish
- livsuppehälle Swedish
- musikliv Swedish
- näringsliv Swedish
- privatliv Swedish
- ライフ Japanese
- lif Old English
- līf Old English
- रिप् Sanskrit
- लिम्पति Sanskrit
- लेप Sanskrit
- lif Middle English
- líf Old Norse
- *lěpiti Proto-Slavic
- *lьnǫti Proto-Slavic
- lijf Middle Dutch
- *līf Old High German
- līb Old High German
- lyf Afrikaans
- līp Middle High German
- līf Old Dutch
- bliven Middle Low German
- lif Middle Low German
- lîf Middle Low German
- līf Old Saxon
- līf Old Swedish
- līf Old Frisian
- Liiw German Low German
- lif Volapük
- laip Tok Pisin
- laipstori Tok Pisin
- *leipāˀ Proto-Balto-Slavic
- ਲਾਈਫ਼ Panjabi, Punjabi