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Where does “líta” come from?

líta (Faroese) comes from Old Norse líta, from Proto-Germanic wlītaną, from Proto-Germanic wleyd(ʰ)-.

líta (Faroese): to look; to be responsible

Definitions

  1. to look; to be responsible

Ancestry of “líta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselítalook; see
2Proto-Germanicwlītanąto see, look
3Proto-Germanicwleyd(ʰ)-—
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