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Where does “lýja” come from?

lýja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

Ancestry of “lýja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lýja”

  • lýja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →