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English word live comes from Proto-Indo-European *ley-, Proto-Indo-European *leip-, and later Proto-Germanic *libjaną (To live, to be alive.)
*ley- (Proto-Indo-European)
to be slippery, glide, streak, to avoid, elude, decline, shrink away from, recede, to elude, avoid, shrink from
*leip- (Proto-Indo-European)
to remain, continue, leave, cling, linger
*leyp- (Proto-Indo-European)
*libjaną (Proto-Germanic)
To live, to be alive.
libban (Old English)
To live.
libben (Middle English)
live (English)
(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.. (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.. (intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).. (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.. (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.. (intransitive, followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide [...]