Where does “ljá” come from?

ljá (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ljá, from Old Norse léa, from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

ljá (Icelandic): to lend

Definitions

  1. to lend

Ancestry of “ljá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseljáto lend; to grant, give; new-mown grass
2Old Norseléa—
3Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt →Every word from Proto-Germanic līhwaną →