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Where does “leustaną” come from?

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

leustaną (Proto-Germanic): to strike, hit

Definitions

  1. to strike, hit

Ancestry of “leustaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleu-s-loose, loosen

Words derived from “leustaną”

  • lyster
  • lyster
  • ljósta
  • ljóstr
  • ljósta
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