Where does “inlier” come from?
inlier (English) comes from English Lier, from Middle English lier, from Old English lēgere, from Old English lēogan, from Proto-West Germanic leugan, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.
inlier (English): An area of older rocks surrounded by younger...
Definitions
- An area of older rocks surrounded by younger...
Ancestry of “inlier”, step by step
inlier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Lier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lier | A person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal |
| 2 | Middle English | lier | — |
| 3 | Old English | lēgere | — |
| 4 | Old English | lēogan | to lie, deceive, belie, betray, be in error,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | leugan | to lie, to tell a falsehood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | leuganą | to lie, to tell a falsehood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |