Where does “læ” come from?
læ (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hlæja, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.
læ (Norwegian Nynorsk): mild; form removed with the spelling reform of...
Definitions
- mild; form removed with the spelling reform of...
Ancestry of “læ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hlæja | to laugh |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hlahjaną | to laugh |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | klek- | to laugh, cackle |