Where does “*laiþ” come from?
*laiþ (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic laiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Ancestry of “*laiþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | laiþaz | loath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |