English Explanatory Dictionary

Lechite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛxaɪt/

Word forms

Lechite Lechites Lekhite

Etymology

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

Related words

Lechitic
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