Where does “Loire” come from?

Loire comes from French Loire, from Latin Liger, from Transalpine Gaulish liga, a river name of uncertain origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Loire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchLoire
2Latinligerfirst-person singular present passive subjunctive...
3Gaulishligasilt, sediment, deposit, alluvium
4Proto-Celticlegyālayer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Celtic legyāEvery word from Gaulish liga