*laidō
Runic: ᛚᚨᛁᛞᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈlɑi̯.ðɔː/noun · feminine · ō-stem
Meanings
- a leading
- a way, course, route, direction
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *loyt-éh₂-, from *leyt- (‘to go, go forth, die’) (whence also *līþaną (‘to go through’), see there for cognates), perhaps an extension of the root *ley- (‘to be slippery, glide, streak’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | laidō | laidôz |
| Acc. | laidǭ | laidōz |
| Gen. | laidōz | laidǫ̂ |
| Dat. | laidōi | laidōmaz |
| Inst. | laidō | laidōmiz |
| Voc. | laidō | laidôz |
Descendants
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*laidu (Proto-West Germanic)
- lāde, lēde (Old Frisian)
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*laidu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*lēda, *leida (Old Dutch)
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leide (Middle Dutch)
- lei (Dutch)
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leide (Middle Dutch)
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*lēda, *leida (Old Dutch)
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*laidu (Proto-West Germanic)
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lād (Old English)
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lad, lode, loode (Middle English)
- lode, load (English)
- laid, lade (Scots)
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lad, lode, loode (Middle English)
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lād (Old English)
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*laidu (Proto-West Germanic)
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leita, leida (Old High German)
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leite (Middle High German)
- Leite (German)
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leite (Middle High German)
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leita, leida (Old High German)
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*laidu (Proto-West Germanic)
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lēda, leida (Old Saxon)
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leide (Middle Low German)
- leide (Norwegian)
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leide (Middle Low German)
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lēda, leida (Old Saxon)
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*laidu (Proto-West Germanic)
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lēda, leida (Old Saxon)
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leide (Middle Low German)
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leidh (Old Swedish)
- lejd (Swedish)
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leidh (Old Swedish)
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leide (Middle Low German)
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lēda, leida (Old Saxon)
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leið (Old Norse)
- leið (Faroese)
- leið (Icelandic)
- lei (Norwegian Bokmål)
- leid, lei (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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leið (Old Norse)
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led (Danish)
- led (Norwegian Bokmål)
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led (Danish)
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leið (Old Norse)
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lēþ (Old Swedish)
- led (Swedish)
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lēþ (Old Swedish)
- *laidun (Proto-Finnic)
- *laita (Proto-Finnic)
- *lājδō (Proto-Samic)