Where does “ljósta” come from?

ljósta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic leustaną, from Proto-Indo-European leu-s- — loose, loosen.

ljósta (Old Norse): to strike, smite; to strike, hit

Definitions

  1. to strike, smite; to strike, hit

Ancestry of “ljósta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicleustanąto strike, hit
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleu-s-loose, loosen

Words derived from “ljósta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leu-s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leustaną →