Where does “letihaugur” come from?

letihaugur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic haugur, from Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

letihaugur (Icelandic): a very lazy person, an idler, lazybones

Definitions

  1. a very lazy person, an idler, lazybones

Ancestry of “letihaugur”, step by step

letihaugur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic haugur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichaugurheap, mound, pile; grave mound
2Old Norsehaugrhowe, mound; dung heap, midden; cairn;...
3Proto-Germanichaugazheight; hill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Icelandic leti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicletilaziness
2Old Norseleti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haugaz →Every word from Old Norse haugr →
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