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Where does “leiðsla” come from?

leiðsla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic leiða, from Old Norse leiða, from Proto-Germanic laiþijaną, from Proto-Germanic laiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

leiðsla (Icelandic): guidance; conduit, channel, pipeline; trance

Definitions

  1. guidance; conduit, channel, pipeline; trance

Ancestry of “leiðsla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleiðato lead; to conduct; to hold hands
2Old Norseleiðato lead
3Proto-Germaniclaiþijanąto make loathsome; to put off, ruin, spoil
4Proto-Germaniclaiþazloath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
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