Etymology

Lechite

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Proto-Slavic *lęděninъ
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The story

  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*lęděninъ“wasteland dweller”
  2. English todayLechite

The name is ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lęděninъ (“wasteland dweller”) and is the source of many Polish surnames, such as Lech. More at Lechite.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Slavic*lęděninъ all →

Lengyel

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