Where does “ljá” come from?

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

ljá (Old Norse): to lend; to grant, give; new-mown grass

Definitions

  1. to lend; to grant, give; new-mown grass

Ancestry of “ljá”, step by step

ljá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse léa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseléa
2Proto-Germaniclīhwanąto lend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléykʷtto leave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Proto-Germanic lewô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
2Proto-Germanic-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “ljá

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European léykʷtEvery word from Proto-Germanic līhwaną