Where does “lætter” come from?

lætter (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

lætter (Old Swedish): light; easy; easily disrupted

Definitions

  1. light; easy; easily disrupted

Ancestry of “lætter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseléttrlight; easy
2Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “lætter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linhtaz →Every word from Old Norse léttr →