different between leah vs elsa

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lauh, from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lówkos.

The use of the word meaning "meadow" is a later development of the word, possibly aided by confusion between l?as (plural of the original meaning of l?ah) with l?s (modern lease, leasow).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læ???x/

Noun

l?ah m or f

1. woodland
2. a woodland glade
3. a clearing (especially one used for farming)
4. a meadow

Descendants

• Middle English: legh, lege, lei (from the Anglian variant)
  • English: leigh, lea
  • Scots: le, ley, lei

References

• Mills, David (1976) , “Directory of Place Names”, in The Place Names of Lancashire, London: Batsford Books, ?ISBN

Romanian

Etymology

From Ukrainian ??? (ljax), from Old East Slavic *???? (*ljax?), from Proto-Slavic *l?x?, from Proto-Slavic *l?d?nin? (“dweller of wasteland”)

Noun

leah m (plural le?i)

1. (dated) Pole, Polack

Declension

Further reading

• leah in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Italian

Etymology

From Lombardic *hilza, from Proto-Germanic *helt?, *helt?, from Proto-Indo-European *kel-. Cognate with English hilt, Icelandic hjilt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?el.sa/
• Hyphenation: él?sa

Noun

elsa f (plural else)

1. hilt (of a sword)
2. crossguard

Anagrams

• lesa, sale

References

• elsa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana