Where does “ledig” come from?

ledig (Danish) comes from Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic liþugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ledig (Danish): unoccupied; unemployed; single, not in a...

Definitions

  1. unoccupied; unemployed; single, not in a...

Ancestry of “ledig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseliðugrfree, unhindered
2Proto-Germanicliþugazflexible, free, unoccupied
3Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ledig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic liþugaz →