Where does “léttúðugur” come from?

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

léttúðugur (Icelandic): loose

Definitions

  1. loose

Ancestry of “léttúðugur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicléttúðfrivolity, levity
2Icelandiclétturlight; easy
3Old Norseléttrlight; easy
4Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linhtaz →Every word from Old Norse léttr →