Where does “lies” come from?

lies (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch liesche, from Old Dutch *liosko, from Proto-West Germanic *leuskō — the groin, crotch.

lies (Dutch): loins, region near the groin

Definitions

  1. loins, region near the groin

Ancestry of “lies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchliesche
2Old Dutch*liosko
3Proto-West Germanic*leuskōthe groin, crotch

Words derived from “lies

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *leuskōEvery word from Old Dutch *lioskoEvery word from Middle Dutch liesche