Where does “leat” come from?

leat (Irish) comes from Irish le, from Irish re, from Old Irish fri, from Proto-Celtic writ-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

leat (Irish): second-person singular of le: with you sg, to you...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular of le: with you sg, to you...

Ancestry of “leat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlewith; used in conjunction with the copula...
2Irishreto
3Old Irishfritowards, to; against; with
4Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “leat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Celtic writ- →