Where does “loitriță” come from?
loitriță (Romanian) comes from Romanian loitră, from Hungarian létra, from German Leiter, from German leiten, from Middle High German leiten, from Old High German leiten, from Proto-West Germanic laidijan, from Proto-Germanic laidijaną — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Ancestry of “loitriță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | loitră | one of the sides of a ladder wagon, shaped like a sideways ladder |
| 2 | Hungarian | létra | ladder |
| 3 | German | Leiter | ladder; agent noun of leiten |
| 4 | German | leiten | to lead; to manage; to conduct |
| 5 | Middle High German | leiten | — |
| 6 | Old High German | leiten | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | laidijan | to lead |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | laidijaną | to cause to go, to lead |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |