Where does “leið” come from?

leið (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic laidō, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

leið (Icelandic): route, way, course; method, means

Definitions

  1. route, way, course; method, means

Ancestry of “leið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleiða way; a way, a road; a course
2Proto-Germaniclaidōa leading; a way, course, route, direction
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “leið”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laidō →