Etymology of the English word liver
the English word
liverderived from the Anglo-Saxon word
lifer (liver)
derived from the English word
lifederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leip-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*liba-using the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
Derivations in English
liverish,
liverleaf,
liverwortCognates
Danish
lever, Dutch
lever, German
Leber, Icelandic
lifur, Nynorsk
livr, Riksmal
lever, Swedish
leverUsage
Word found in Modern English
