Where does “leikere” come from?

leikere (Middle English) comes from Middle English leiken, from Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ancestry of “leikere”, step by step

leikere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English leiken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishleikento play, sport
2Old Norseleikato play; plaything, doll; play-sister
3Proto-Germaniclaikanąto jump, play, move, swing about
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Middle English laken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlaken—

Words derived from “leikere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laikaną →Every word from Old Norse leika →