Where does “lies” come from?

lies (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch lies, from Middle Dutch liesche, from Old Dutch *liosko, from Proto-West Germanic *leuskō — the groin, crotch.

lies (Afrikaans): loins, region near the groin

Definitions

  1. loins, region near the groin

Ancestry of “lies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchliesloins, region near the groin
2Middle Dutchliesche—
3Old Dutch*liosko—
4Proto-West Germanic*leuskōthe groin, crotch
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *leuskō →Every word from Old Dutch *liosko →Every word from Middle Dutch liesche →