Proto-West Germanic
*līb
‘body’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *līb.
7 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *līb, most familiar first.
- life ← lyf ← līf
- alive ← alyve ← on līfe ← līf
- lively ← lyvely ← līflīċe ← līf
- lifeless ← lyfles ← līflēas ← līf
- lifeguard ← lijf ← lijf ← līf
- lapserdak ← לאַפּסערדאַק ← לײַב ← līp ← līb
- lifely ← lifly ← līflīċ ← līf
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *līb