Where does “ljósta” come from?

ljósta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ljósta, from Proto-Germanic leustaną, from Proto-Indo-European leu-s- — loose, loosen.

ljósta (Icelandic): to hit, to strike

Definitions

  1. to hit, to strike

Ancestry of “ljósta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseljóstato strike, smite; to strike, hit
2Proto-Germanicleustanąto strike, hit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleu-s-loose, loosen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leu-s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leustaną →Every word from Old Norse ljósta →
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