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Where does “lǣdende” come from?

lǣdende (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic laidijandz, from Proto-Germanic laidijaną, from Proto-Germanic līþaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Ancestry of “lǣdende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaidijandz—
2Proto-Germaniclaidijanąto cause to go, to lead
3Proto-Germaniclīþanąto go; pass; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “lǣdende”

  • leading
  • nonleading
  • leadingly
  • subleading
  • ringleading
  • bandleading
  • interleading
  • ledande
  • ledinge
  • ledynge
  • ledand
  • ledende
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →