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Where does “laikijaną” come from?

laikijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ancestry of “laikijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaikanąto jump, play, move, swing about
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “laikijaną”

  • læcan
  • -læcan
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