Where does “leigja” come from?

leigja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic laigijaną, from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

leigja (Old Norse): to rent

Definitions

  1. to rent

Ancestry of “leigja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaigijanąto lend
2Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt →Every word from Proto-Germanic līhwaną →
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