Where does “Leite” come from?
Leite (German) comes from Middle High German līte, from Old High German hlīta, from Proto-West Germanic *hlīdu, from Proto-Germanic hlīdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléyteh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
Leite (German): slope, incline
Ancestry of “Leite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | līte | — |
| 2 | Old High German | hlīta | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hlīdu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlīdō | slope, incline |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléyteh₂ | something leaning, sloped, inclined |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |