Where does “læ” come from?
læ (Danish) comes from Old Norse hlé, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ, from Proto-Germanic hlaiwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱloy-wo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
læ (Danish): shelter from the wind, lee; being on the lee...
Definitions
- shelter from the wind, lee; being on the lee...
Ancestry of “læ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hlé | shelter, lee; defence, shade, defensive place;... |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ | tomb, grave |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaiwą | hill, mound, barrow; burial mound, tomb, grave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱloy-wo-m | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |