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Where does “hjáleið” come from?

hjáleið (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...

hjáleið (Icelandic): detour

Definitions

  1. detour

Ancestry of “hjáleið”, step by step

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...
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