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