Where does “læside” come from?
læside (Danish) comes from Danish læ, 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.
læside (Danish): leeside
Definitions
- leeside
Ancestry of “læside”, step by step
læside traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish læ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | læ | shelter from the wind, lee; being on the lee... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hlé | shelter, lee; defence, shade, defensive place;... |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ | tomb, grave |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlaiwą | hill, mound, barrow; burial mound, tomb, grave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱloy-wo-m | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Danish side
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | side | page |
| 2 | Old Danish | sithæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | síða | side |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīdǭ | side |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīdaz | drooping, hanging down, pendulous, long,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sēy- | to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit; to linger |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |