Where does “Volkjsleet” come from?
Volkjsleet (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Leet, from Old English lēt, from Old English lǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.
Volkjsleet (Plautdietsch): folk song
Definitions
- folk song
Ancestry of “Volkjsleet”, step by step
Volkjsleet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Leet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Leet | song |
| 2 | Old English | lēt | — |
| 3 | Old English | lǣtan | to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |
via Plautdietsch Volkj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Volkj | folk, people |