Where does “leaguer” come from?
Leaguer comes from English league, which derives from Chinese 兒, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European legʰ-, with Latin ligo meaning to bind or tie.
leaguer (English): A siege; The camp of a besieging army; a camp in...
Definitions
- A siege; The camp of a besieging army; a camp in...
Ancestry of “leaguer”, step by step
leaguer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English League
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | League | A group or association of cooperating members |
| 2 | Middle English | lege | league; one's subjects or vassals; those under... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | lige | liege; liegeman; vassal |
| 4 | Old French | liege | liege, servant; liege, free |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | levius | comparative degree of leviter |
| 6 | Latin | lēvis | light, not heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |