Where does “Leid” come from?

Leid (German) comes from Middle High German leit, from Old High German leid, from Proto-Germanic laiþą.

Leid (German): woe, grief, distress, sorrow, suffering,...

Definitions

  1. woe, grief, distress, sorrow, suffering,...

Ancestry of “Leid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanleit—
2Old High Germanleiduncomfortable
3Proto-Germaniclaiþą—

Words derived from “Leid”

Every word from Proto-Germanic laiþą →Every word from Old High German leid →Every word from Middle High German leit →