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Where does “leita” come from?

leita (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic wlaitōną, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

leita (Old Norse): to seek, to search

Definitions

  1. to seek, to search

Ancestry of “leita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwlaitōnąto look around, look for
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “leita”

  • leta
  • leita
  • lete
  • leit
  • leite
  • leting
  • hamlet
  • let
  • leita
  • leite
  • laiten
  • leiten
  • leita
  • leita á
  • leita
  • leit
  • leta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →