Where does “Leif” come from?

Leif (Swedish) comes from Norwegian Leif, from Old Norse leifr — inheritor.

Ancestry of “Leif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianLeif—
2Old Norseleifrinheritor
Every word from Old Norse leifr →Every word from Norwegian Leif →
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