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Where does “-lek” come from?

-lek (Swedish) comes from Old Norse -leiki, from Old Norse -leikr — -ness.

Ancestry of “-lek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-leiki—
2Old Norse-leikr-ness

Words derived from “-lek”

  • barnstorlek
  • teckenstorlek
  • storlek
  • storleksordning
  • grovlek
Every word from Old Norse -leikr →