Where does “ledighet” come from?
ledighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish ledig, from Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic liþugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
ledighet (Swedish): freeness; availability; relaxedness
Definitions
- freeness; availability; relaxedness
Ancestry of “ledighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | ledig | free, available, not occupied; relaxed, casual,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | liðugr | free, unhindered |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | liþugaz | flexible, free, unoccupied |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |