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Where does “tættleiki” come from?

tættleiki (Faroese) comes from Faroese -leiki, from Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

tættleiki (Faroese): density, denseness, tightness, imperviousness

Definitions

  1. density, denseness, tightness, imperviousness

Ancestry of “tættleiki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroese-leiki-ness; -ship; -ty
2Old Norseleikrgame; sport; contest
3Middle Low Germanlek—
4Latinlāicus—
5Ancient Greekλαϊκόςof the people; popular
6Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
7Proto-Helleniclāwós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
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