Where does “hamlet” come from?
hamlet (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lèt, from Old Norse Litr, from Proto-Germanic wlitiz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
hamlet (Norwegian Nynorsk): skin colour, complexion
Ancestry of “hamlet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | lèt | present of late |
| 2 | Old Norse | Litr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wlitiz | sight, appearance; countenance, face; look,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |