Where does “lyte” come from?

lyte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse lýti, from Proto-Germanic liutį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

lyte (Norwegian Nynorsk): to scathe

Definitions

  1. to scathe

Ancestry of “lyte”, step by step

lyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse lýti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselýtiflaw; ugliness
2Proto-Germanicliutį̄deceit, deception
3Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Old Norse hljóta

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 -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic liutį̄ →