Where does “leistr” come from?

leistr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic laistiz, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

leistr (Old Norse): sock; foot, sock

Definitions

  1. sock; foot, sock

Ancestry of “leistr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaistiz
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track

Words derived from “leistr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys-Every word from Proto-Germanic laistiz