English word leave comes from Proto-Indo-European *lōwbʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *loyp-éye-, Proto-Indo-European *lew-, Old English liefan, and later Proto-Germanic *lībaną (To remain, to be left.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*lōwbʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*loyp-éye- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*lew- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to cut, remove, prune, separate, to wash, to cut, to cut, separate, dissolve, to cut away, remove, prune |
liefan | Old English (ang) | (transitive) to believe; trust; confide in. (transitive) to give leave; grant; allow; consent (intransitive) to be dear or pleasant; delight. |
*lībaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To remain, to be left. |
*leubh- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to love, love |
lǣfan | Old English (ang) | |
læfan | Old English (ang) | To leave. |
*leubaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Dear, beloved. |
*laubō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
lēof | Old English (ang) | |
leof | Old English (ang) | Dear, beloved. |
*laubijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To allow. To praise. |
līefan | Old English (ang) | |
leve | Middle English (enm) | Leave. |
leven | Middle English (enm) | |
leave | English (en) | (intransitive, rare) To produce leaves or foliage. |