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Where does “ledning” come from?

ledning (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish ledhning, from Swedish leda, from Old Swedish leþa, from Old Norse leiða, from Proto-Germanic laiþijaną, from Proto-Germanic laiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

ledning (Swedish): lead; wire, conductor, piece of metal used to...

Definitions

  1. lead; wire, conductor, piece of metal used to...

Ancestry of “ledning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishledhning—
2Swedishledaboredom; to lead; to guide, to conduct; to be in...
3Old Swedishleþato lead; to transport
4Old Norseleiðato lead
5Proto-Germaniclaiþijanąto make loathsome; to put off, ruin, spoil
6Proto-Germaniclaiþazloath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyt-to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “ledning”

  • företagsledning
  • länsledning
  • riksledning
  • polisledning
  • statsledning
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