Where does “lige” come from?

lige (Anglo-Norman) comes 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.

lige (Anglo-Norman): liege; liegeman; vassal

Definitions

  1. liege; liegeman; vassal

Ancestry of “lige”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lige”

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