Where does “udleje” come from?

udleje (Danish) comes 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.

udleje (Danish): to lease, let, rent out

Definitions

  1. to lease, let, rent out

Ancestry of “udleje”, step by step

udleje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish leje

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

via Danish ud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishudout
2Old Danishut—
3Old Norseútout
4Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “udleje”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt →Every word from Proto-Germanic līhwaną →