Where does “leita” come from?

leita (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål leite, from Old Norse leita, from Proto-Germanic wlaitōną, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

leita (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of leite: ## simple past ## past...

Definitions

  1. inflection of leite: ## simple past ## past...

Ancestry of “leita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleiteto look; to search
2Old Norseleitato seek, to search
3Proto-Germanicwlaitōnąto look around, look for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wlaitōną →Every word from Old Norse leita →