Where does “léttúð” come from?

léttúð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic léttur, from Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

léttúð (Icelandic): frivolity, levity

Definitions

  1. frivolity, levity

Ancestry of “léttúð”, step by step

léttúð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic léttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclétturlight; easy
2Old Norseléttrlight; easy
3Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via Icelandic úð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicúðmind, opinion

Words derived from “léttúð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linhtaz →Every word from Old Norse léttr →