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