Where does “leið” come from?

leið (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic laidō, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

leið (Old Norse): a way; a way, a road; a course

Definitions

  1. a way; a way, a road; a course

Ancestry of “leið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaidōa leading; a way, course, route, direction
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...

Words derived from “leið”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laidō →