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Where does “hljóta” come from?

hljóta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw-.

hljóta (Old Norse): to get by lot, have allotted to oneself

Definitions

  1. to get by lot, have allotted to oneself

Ancestry of “hljóta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichleutanąto cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)klēw-—

Words derived from “hljóta”

  • ljota
  • lyta
  • hljóta
  • liot
  • liuta
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