Where does “lete” come from?
lete (Middle English) comes from Old English ġelǣt, from Proto-Germanic galētą, from Proto-Germanic lētą — a letting.
lete (Middle English): a meeting or intersection of roads; junction;...
Definitions
- a meeting or intersection of roads; junction;...
Ancestry of “lete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ġelǣt | leat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | galētą | a letting, a letting out |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lētą | a letting |
Words derived from “lete”