Etymograph

English

Lech

Lech comes from Old Polish Lech, from Proto-Slavic *lęxъ ‘hypocoristic form of *lęděninъ’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- ‘land, heath’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lendʰ-‘land, heath’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*lindareconstructed
  3. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lędo‘heath, uncultivated field’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*lęděninъ‘wasteland dweller’reconstructed
  5. Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*lęxъ‘hypocoristic form of *lęděninъ’reconstructedhypocoristic form of *lęděninъ
  6. Old PolishmodernLech
  7. Polishmodernsame form
  8. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lendʰ-‘land, heath’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*lindareconstructed
  3. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lędo‘heath, uncultivated field’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*lęděninъ‘wasteland dweller’reconstructed
  5. Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*lęxъ‘hypocoristic form of *lęděninъ’reconstructedhypocoristic form of *lęděninъ
  6. Old PolishmodernLech
  7. Polishmodernsame form
  8. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- ‘land, heath’

land, lawn, lend, lasagna, lumbar, loma, loin, 12 more

Today it means

name A surname from Polish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- / Lech

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