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Where does “ġelǣte” come from?

ġelǣte (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic lētą — a letting.

ġelǣte (Old English): crossroads; a going out, ending, meeting

Definitions

  1. crossroads; a going out, ending, meeting

Ancestry of “ġelǣte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclētąa letting

Words derived from “ġelǣte”

  • leet
  • leat
  • leetman
  • leatwright
  • leeter
  • lete
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