Where does “lýja” come from?

lýja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lýja, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lýja (Icelandic): to tire, to wear out; rag, tatter; tuft, wisp

Definitions

  1. to tire, to wear out; rag, tatter; tuft, wisp

Ancestry of “lýja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselýjato beat, hammer
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lýja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Old Norse lýja →
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