Where does “laþ” come from?

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

laþ (Old English): loathsome, hateful, unpleasant, evil; a person or...

Definitions

  1. loathsome, hateful, unpleasant, evil; a person or...

Ancestry of “laþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaiþazloath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laiþaz →
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