lä
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- lee
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse hlé (lee, defence, shelter, shade, defensive place) derived from Proto-Germanic *hlewą.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hlewą
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alee English
- lee English
- leeboard English
- leeside English
- leeward English
- leewards English
- leeway English
- lee Finnish
- leenpuoleinen Finnish
- *ḱelh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- le Norwegian Bokmål
- *hlewą Proto-Germanic
- *slēpaz Proto-Germanic
- hlēo Old English
- lee Middle English
- Hlévangr Old Norse
- hlær Old Norse
- hlé Old Norse
- læ Danish
- hlé Icelandic