Lechite

English

Alternative forms

  • 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛxaɪt/

Noun

Lechite (plural Lechites)

  2. (historical) 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.

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