Where does “le” come from?
le (Danish) comes from Old Norse lé, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
le (Danish): scythe; to laugh
Ancestry of “le”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | lé | scythe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lewô | scythe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |