Where does “lettere” come from?

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

lettere (Norwegian Bokmål): comparative degree of lett

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of lett

Ancestry of “lettere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålletteasy; light; easily, lightly
2Old Norseléttrlight; easy
3Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linhtaz →Every word from Old Norse léttr →
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