Lechite

English

/ˈlɛxaɪt/

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Slavic *lęděninъ (wasteland dweller).

Origin

Proto-Slavic

*lęděninъ

Gloss

wasteland dweller

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Lechitic English
lengyel Hungarian
*lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*lęděninъ Proto-Slavic
*lęxъ Proto-Slavic
lengyen Old Hungarian

Lechitic