| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | leit- |
| DEFINITION: | To go forth, die. 1. Suffixed o-grade form *loit-eyo-. a. lead1, from Old English l dan, to lead; b. leitmotif, from Old High German leitan, to lead. Both a and b from Germanic *laidjan. 2. Suffixed variant o-grade form *loit- -. load, lode; livelihood, from Old English ld, course, way, from Germanic *laid . (Pokorny leit(h)- 672.) |
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