English

living

/ˈlɪvɪŋ/
Having life; alive.

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    Etymology 1

    From Middle English livynge, libbyng, livinde, livand, livende, libbinde, libbende, from Old English lifiġende, lifiende, libbende, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjandī, from Proto-Germanic *libjandz (“living”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *libjaną (“to live”), equivalent to live + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian libbend (“living”), Dutch levend (“living”), German lebend (“living”), Swedish levande (“living”), Icelandic lifandi (“living”).

    Etymology 2

    From Middle English livynge, libbynge, equivalent to live + -ing. Cognate with Middle Dutch levinge, (whence Dutch leving (“way of life, living”)), Middle Low German lēvinge (“living”).

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishlivynge
      • inheritedOld Englishlifiġende
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*libbjan
          • inheritedProto-Germanic*libjaną “living”
    • surface analysisEnglishlive “To be alive; to have life.”
    • suffixEnglish-ing “As true nouns.”
      • inheritedMiddle English-ynge
        • inheritedOld English-ung
        • inheritedOld English-ende
      • inheritedMiddle English-yng
        • inheritedOld English-ing “belonging to”

    Related: West Frisian libbend, Dutch levend, German lebend, Swedish levande, Icelandic lifandi, Middle Dutch levinge, Dutch leving, Middle Low German lēvinge

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