Where does “legere” come from?

legere (Danish) comes from German legieren, from Italian legare, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

legere (Danish): to alloy

Definitions

  1. to alloy

Ancestry of “legere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanlegierenTo alloy; To thicken
2Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
3Latinligōhoe, mattock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “legere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Italian legare →