Where does “lǣþ” come from?

lǣþ (Old English) comes from Old English lāþ, from Proto-Germanic laiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

lǣþ (Old English): a division of a county containing several...

Definitions

  1. a division of a county containing several...

Ancestry of “lǣþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlāþhateful; unpleasant, odious; evil; loathsome
2Proto-Germaniclaiþazloath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “lǣþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laiþaz →