Where does “LED” come from?

LED (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hlið, from Proto-Germanic hlidą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

LED (Norwegian Nynorsk): LED light-emitting diode

Definitions

  1. LED light-emitting diode

Ancestry of “LED”, step by step

LED traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hlið

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehliðgate; side; a gap, gate, space
2Proto-Germanichlidąlid, cover
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlitóscovered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English Led

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLedUnder somebody's control or leadership

Words derived from “LED

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-