Where does “lethi” come from?
lethi (Middle English) comes from Old English liþiġ, from Proto-Germanic liþugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
lethi (Middle English): unoccupied, at leisure
Ancestry of “lethi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | liþiġ | flexible; free, unrestrained, flexible |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | liþugaz | flexible, free, unoccupied |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “lethi”