Where does “leghæ” come from?

leghæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse leiga, from Proto-Germanic laigijaną, from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

leghæ (Old Danish): rent

Definitions

  1. rent

Ancestry of “leghæ”, step by step

leghæ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse leiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleigarent
2Proto-Germaniclaigijanąto lend
3Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Old Norse lega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselegalying in bed
2Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “leghæ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt →Every word from Proto-Germanic līhwaną →
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