Where does “lejemorder” come from?

lejemorder (Danish) comes from Danish lejemord, from Danish leje, from Old Danish leghæ, from Old Norse leiga, from Proto-Germanic laigijaną, from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

lejemorder (Danish): a hitman

Definitions

  1. a hitman

Ancestry of “lejemorder”, step by step

lejemorder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lejemord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlejemordcontract killing, murder-for-hire
2Danishlejebed, bedding; lair, den, form, seat; bearing
3Old Danishleghærent
4Old Norseleigarent
5Proto-Germaniclaigijanąto lend
6Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt →Every word from Proto-Germanic līhwaną →