Where does “leþ” come from?

leþ (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic laidō, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

leþ (Old Swedish): journey; way, manner

Definitions

  1. journey; way, manner

Ancestry of “leþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleiða way; a way, a road; a course
2Proto-Germaniclaidōa leading; a way, course, route, direction
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “leþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laidō →