Where does “andlit” come from?

andlit (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse líta, from Proto-Germanic wlītaną, from Proto-Germanic wleyd(ʰ)-.

andlit (Old Norse): face, countenance

Definitions

  1. face, countenance

Ancestry of “andlit”, step by step

andlit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse líta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselítalook; see
2Proto-Germanicwlītanąto see, look
3Proto-Germanicwleyd(ʰ)-—

via Proto-Germanic andawlitją

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicandawlitjąappearance, form; face
2Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entó-—

Words derived from “andlit”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wleyd(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wlītaną →Every word from Old Norse líta →