livable

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībanąder. Proto-Germanic *lībą Proto-West Germanic *līb Old English līfder. Old English līfe Old English on līfe Middle English alyve English aliveclip. English live Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English livable From live + -able.

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: обитаем (obitaem) — suitable for living in
• Chinese Mandarin: 宜居 (yíjū) — suitable for living in
• Danish: til at leve med — suitable for living in
• Danish: (inhabitable) beboelig — suitable for living in
• Dutch: leefbaar — suitable for living in
• Finnish: asuttava — suitable for living in
• Finnish: asumiskelpoinen — suitable for living in
• German: bewohnbar — suitable for living in
• German: lebenswert — suitable for living in
• German: erträglich — suitable for living in
• Swedish: beboelig — suitable for living in
• Swedish: trevlig — suitable for living in