Where does “leat” come from?

leat (English) comes from Middle English lete, from Old English ġelǣt, from Proto-Germanic galētą, from Proto-Germanic lētą — a letting.

leat (English): an artificial watercourse, canal or aqueduct, but...

Definitions

  1. an artificial watercourse, canal or aqueduct, but...

Ancestry of “leat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishletea meeting or intersection of roads; junction;...
2Old Englishġelǣtleat
3Proto-Germanicgalētąa letting, a letting out
4Proto-Germaniclētąa letting

Words derived from “leat”

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