Where does “léta” come from?

léta (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse líta, from Proto-Germanic wlītaną, from Proto-Germanic wleyd(ʰ)-.

léta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to colour

Definitions

  1. to colour

Ancestry of “léta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselítalook; see
2Proto-Germanicwlītanąto see, look
3Proto-Germanicwleyd(ʰ)-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic wleyd(ʰ)- →
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