Where does “lei” come from?

lei (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch lei, from Middle Dutch leide — inflection of leiden: ## first-person singular...

lei (Afrikaans): to lead

Definitions

  1. to lead

Ancestry of “lei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchleislate
2Middle Dutchleideinflection of leiden: ## first-person singular...

Words derived from “lei”

Every word from Middle Dutch leide →Every word from Dutch lei →