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Where does “Legge” come from?

Legge comes from Middle English legge, from Old Norse leggr, from Latin leuga, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewk-.

Ancestry of “Legge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLegg—
2EnglishlegA limb or appendage that an animal uses for...
3EnglishlegpullerOne who teases or tells joking untruths
4EnglishpullerAnything that pulls, but especially a hoist in...
5EnglishpullTo apply a force to so that it comes toward the...
6Middle Englishpullento pull
7Irish-aíEnding of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
8Old Irish-ide—
9Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

Words derived from “Legge”

  • Leggism
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