Where does “lett” come from?

lett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

lett (Norwegian Bokmål): easy; light; easily, lightly

Definitions

  1. easy; light; easily, lightly

Ancestry of “lett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseléttrlight; easy
2Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “lett”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linhtaz →Every word from Old Norse léttr →