Where does “ledig” come from?

ledig (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lēdich, from Old Dutch lithig, from Proto-Germanic liþugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ledig (Dutch): without content, containing nothing, empty

Definitions

  1. without content, containing nothing, empty

Ancestry of “ledig”, step by step

ledig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch lēdich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlēdichfree, unrestricted
2Old Dutchlithig—
3Proto-Germanicliþugazflexible, free, unoccupied
4Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Old Dutch lithag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlithag—

Words derived from “ledig”

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