Where does “ljota” come from?

ljota (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hljóta, from Proto-Germanic hleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw-.

ljota (Norwegian Nynorsk): form removed with the spelling reform of 2012;...

Definitions

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012;...

Ancestry of “ljota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehljótato get by lot, have allotted to oneself
2Proto-Germanichleutanąto cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)klēw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hleutaną →Every word from Old Norse hljóta →