Where does “ledsage” come from?

ledsage (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish ledsaga, from German leitsagen, from Proto-Albanian lēda, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d-o-, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

ledsage (Norwegian Bokmål): to accompany

Definitions

  1. to accompany

Ancestry of “ledsage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishledsagato accompany (someone) and show the way (to some place); to guide (someone)
2Germanleitsagen—
3Proto-Albanianlēda—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-o-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “ledsage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d-o- →Every word from Proto-Albanian lēda →