Where does “útgönguleið” come from?

útgönguleið (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic leið, from Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic laidō, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

útgönguleið (Icelandic): exit means of exiting

Definitions

  1. exit means of exiting

Ancestry of “útgönguleið”, step by step

útgönguleið traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic leið

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleiðroute, way, course; method, means
2Old Norseleiða way; a way, a road; a course
3Proto-Germaniclaidōa leading; a way, course, route, direction
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via Icelandic útganga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicútgangaexit act of exiting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyt-Every word from Proto-Germanic laidō