Where does “lera” come from?

lera (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish ler, from Old Norse leir, from Proto-Germanic laizą.

lera (Swedish): mud, in particular relatively dry; clay

Definitions

  1. mud, in particular relatively dry; clay

Ancestry of “lera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishler—
2Old Norseleirclay, mud
3Proto-Germaniclaizą—

Words derived from “lera”

Every word from Proto-Germanic laizą →