Where does “legering” come from?

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

legering (Danish): alloy

Definitions

  1. alloy

Ancestry of “legering”, step by step

legering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish legere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlegereto alloy
2GermanlegierenTo alloy; To thicken
3Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
4Latinligōhoe, mattock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Danish ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishing—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Italian legare →