Where does “hálfleiðari” come from?
hálfleiðari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic leiðari, from Icelandic leiða, from Old Norse leiða, from Proto-Germanic laiþijaną, from Proto-Germanic laiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
hálfleiðari (Icelandic): semiconductor
Ancestry of “hálfleiðari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | leiðari | leading article, editorial, lead story;... |
| 2 | Icelandic | leiða | to lead; to conduct; to hold hands |
| 3 | Old Norse | leiða | to lead |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laiþijaną | to make loathsome; to put off, ruin, spoil |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laiþaz | loath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |