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
- to blame; the part of the sea near to the shore;...
Ancestry of “lá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | lá | the line of the shoal water along the shore;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lahaną | to blame, fault, reproach |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lok- | — |