Where does “fremedlæcan” come from?

fremedlæcan (Old English) comes from Old English læcan, from Proto-Germanic laikijaną, from Proto-Germanic laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

fremedlæcan (Old English): to alienate, estrange

Definitions

  1. to alienate, estrange

Ancestry of “fremedlæcan”, step by step

fremedlæcan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English læcan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlæcanto move quickly, spring, leap; whip, flicker
2Proto-Germaniclaikijaną—
3Proto-Germaniclaikanąto jump, play, move, swing about
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Old English fremede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfremedefirst/third-person singular preterite of fremman;...
2Proto-Germanicframaþjaz—
3Proto-Germanicfram-—
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