Where does “lit” come from?

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

lit (Faroese): short wink, view, look

Definitions

  1. short wink, view, look

Ancestry of “lit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeselítato look; to be responsible
2Old Norselítalook; see
3Proto-Germanicwlītanąto see, look
4Proto-Germanicwleyd(ʰ)-—

Words derived from “lit”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wleyd(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wlītaną →Every word from Old Norse líta →
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