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Where does “ljóðaháttr” come from?

ljóðaháttr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse ljóða, from Proto-Germanic leuþōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ljóðaháttr (Old Norse): an Old Norse alliterative verse form used largely...

Definitions

  1. an Old Norse alliterative verse form used largely...

Ancestry of “ljóðaháttr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseljóða—
2Proto-Germanicleuþōnąto sing, sound, make verses
3Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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