Where does “leidma” come from?
leidma (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic leütädäk, from Proto-Germanic hleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw-.
leidma (Estonian): to find
Ancestry of “leidma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | leütädäk | to find, to discover |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hleutaną | to cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klēw- | — |
Words derived from “leidma”