English

Lechite

Lechite comes from Proto-Slavic *lęděninъ ‘wasteland dweller’, from *lędo ‘heath, uncultivated field’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lendʰ-‘land, heath’reconstructed
Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*lindareconstructed
Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lędo‘heath, uncultivated field’reconstructed
Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*lęděninъ‘wasteland dweller’reconstructed
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attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lendʰ-‘land, heath’reconstructed
Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*lindareconstructed
Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lędo‘heath, uncultivated field’reconstructed
Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*lęděninъ‘wasteland dweller’reconstructed
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The story

The name is ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lęděninъ (‘wasteland dweller’) and is the source of many Polish surnames, such as Lech.

Linked words

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

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

Today it means

noun A member of certain West Slavic peoples, including the ancestors of modern Poles, Silesians and the historical Pomeranians and Polabians, speakers of the Lechitic languages.

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

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

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