Where does “lá” come from?

lá (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lá, from Proto-Germanic lahaną, from Proto-Indo-European lok-.

lá (Icelandic): to blame; the part of the sea near to the shore;...

Definitions

  1. to blame; the part of the sea near to the shore;...

Ancestry of “lá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseláthe line of the shoal water along the shore;...
2Proto-Germaniclahanąto blame, fault, reproach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlok-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lok- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lahaną →Every word from Old Norse lá →