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-.
leita (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of leite:
## simple past
## past...
Definitions
- inflection of leite:
## simple past
## past...
Ancestry of “leita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | leite | to look; to search |
| 2 | Old Norse | leita | to seek, to search |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wlaitōną | to look around, look for |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |