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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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life OE.
līf. corr. to OS.
līf life, person (Du.
lijf body), OHG.
līb life (G.
leib body), ON.
līf life, body :- Gmc. *
līƀam(-
az), f. *
līƀ, the weak grade of which appears in
LIVE1.
Hence
lifeguard bodyguard of soldiers. XVII. prob. after Du. †
lijfgarde, G.
leibgarde (in which the first el. means ‘body’), later assoc. with
life.
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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/18/2009; 700+ words
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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/18/2009; 700+ words
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