Where does “leie” come from?
leie (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish leje, from Old Danish leghæ, from Old Norse leiga, from Proto-Germanic laigijaną, from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
leie (Norwegian Bokmål): to rent or hire
Definitions
- to rent or hire
Ancestry of “leie”, step by step
leie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish leje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | leje | bed, bedding; lair, den, form, seat; bearing |
| 2 | Old Danish | leghæ | rent |
| 3 | Old Norse | leiga | rent |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laigijaną | to lend |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līhwaną | to lend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | léykʷt | to leave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |
via Old Norse leiða
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | leiða | to lead |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | laiþijaną | to make loathsome; to put off, ruin, spoil |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | laiþaz | loath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |