Where does “alegaunce” come from?

alegaunce (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French ligeance, from Old French lige, from Old French liege, from Vulgar Latin levius, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

alegaunce (Anglo-Norman): loyalty of a liege-servant to one's lord

Definitions

  1. loyalty of a liege-servant to one's lord

Ancestry of “alegaunce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchligeance—
2Old Frenchligeliege; liegeman; vassal
3Old Frenchliegeliege, servant; liege, free
4Vulgar Latinleviuscomparative degree of leviter
5Latinlēvislight, not heavy
6Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “alegaunce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →