Where does “ljóstr” come from?

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

ljóstr (Old Norse): leister

Definitions

  1. leister

Ancestry of “ljóstr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseljóstato strike, smite; to strike, hit
2Proto-Germanicleustanąto strike, hit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleu-s-loose, loosen

Words derived from “ljóstr”

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