Where does “levit” come from?

levit (Middle English) comes from Old English ġelȳfd, from Old English ġelȳfan.

Ancestry of “levit”, step by step

levit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġelȳfd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġelȳfd—
2Old Englishġelȳfan—

via Late Latin Levites

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinLevites—
2Ancient GreekΛευῑ̈́τηςLevite

via French lévite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchléviteLevite (member of the Hebrew tribe Levi)

Words derived from “levit”

Every word from Old English ġelȳfan →Every word from Old English ġelȳfd →