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
- to lend; to grant, give; new-mown grass
Ancestry of “ljá”, step by step
ljá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.