Where does “beglajter” come from?
beglajter (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Begleiter, from German begleiten, from Middle High German geleiten, 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...
beglajter (Serbo-Croatian): escort
Ancestry of “beglajter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Begleiter | companion; escort; accompanist |
| 2 | German | begleiten | to accompany; to conduct, escort |
| 3 | Middle High German | geleiten | — |
| 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... |