English
lithy
Lithy comes from Old English liþiġ ‘free, unrestrained, flexible’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *liþugaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*liþugaz‘flexible, free, unoccupied’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150liþiġ‘free, unrestrained, flexible’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lethi
- Englishtodaylithy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*liþugaz‘flexible, free, unoccupied’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150liþiġ‘free, unrestrained, flexible’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lethi
- Englishtodaylithy
Formed from lith ‘limb, joint’ + -y
Proto-Germanic *liþuz ‘limb’
Proto-West Germanic *liþu
Old English liþ ‘limb, member, joint, tip of finger, point’
Middle English lith
English lith
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz
Today it means
adj Easy to bend; pliable.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *liþugaz / lithy