Where does “leita á” come from?
leita á (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic leita, from Old Norse leita, from Proto-Germanic wlaitōną, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
leita á (Icelandic): leita á; to search at, to search with, to look...
Definitions
- leita á; to search at, to search with, to look...
Ancestry of “leita á”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | leita | to seek, to search, to look for |
| 2 | Old Norse | leita | to seek, to search |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wlaitōną | to look around, look for |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |