Where does “lek” come from?

lek (Swedish) comes from Old Norse leikr, from Proto-Norse *ᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ — play, sport.

lek (Swedish): child's play; typically denotes pleasurable and...

Definitions

  1. child's play; typically denotes pleasurable and...

Ancestry of “lek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleikrgame; sport; contest
2Proto-Norse*ᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉplay, sport

Words derived from “lek

Every word from Proto-Norse *ᛚᚨᛁᚲᚨᛉ
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