Where does “laidijan” come from?

laidijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic laidijaną, from Proto-Germanic līþaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

laidijan (Proto-West Germanic): to lead

Definitions

  1. to lead

Ancestry of “laidijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaidijanąto cause to go, to lead
2Proto-Germaniclīþanąto go; pass; to go through
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 “laidijan”

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