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

Definitions

  1. unoccupied, at leisure

Ancestry of “lethi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishliþiġflexible; free, unrestrained, flexible
2Proto-Germanicliþugazflexible, free, unoccupied
3Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “lethi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic liþugaz →
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