leah
Old English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *lauh, from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lówkos (“clearing”), derived from *lewk- (“bright”).
The use of the word meaning "meadow" is a later development of the word, possibly aided by confusion between lēas (plural of the original meaning of lēah) with lǣs.
Noun
lēah m (nominative plural lēas)
Declension
Occasionally feminine:
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *laugu.
Noun
lēah f
- Alternative form of lēag
Declension
References
- Mills, David (1976) “Directory of Place Names”, in The Place Names of Lancashire, London: Batsford Books, →ISBN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian лях (ljax), from Old Ruthenian лѧхъ (ljax), from Old East Slavic лѧхъ (lęxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lęxъ, from Proto-Slavic *lęděninъ (“dweller of wasteland”).
Noun
leah m (plural leși)
Declension
Further reading
- leah in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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