Where does “leet” come from?

leet (Yola) comes from Middle English lete, from Old English ġelǣt, from Proto-Germanic galētą, from Proto-Germanic lētą — a letting.

leet (Yola): leading road

Definitions

  1. leading road

Ancestry of “leet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishletea meeting or intersection of roads; junction;...
2Old Englishġelǣtleat
3Proto-Germanicgalētąa letting, a letting out
4Proto-Germaniclētąa letting
Every word from Proto-Germanic lētą →Every word from Proto-Germanic galētą →Every word from Old English ġelǣt →
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