Where does “letsindig” come from?
letsindig (Danish) comes from Danish letsind, from Danish sind, from Middle Low German sîn, from Old Saxon *sinn, from Proto-West Germanic sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent- — to be.
letsindig (Danish): careless, not paying appropriate attention
Definitions
- careless, not paying appropriate attention
Ancestry of “letsindig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | letsind | frivolity, levity, light-mindedness |
| 2 | Danish | sind | mind; temper, disposition |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sîn | of his |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *sinn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sinn | sense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaz | sense, perception; sense, meaning |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sentnós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |