Where does “ledge” come from?
Ledge derives from Middle English legge, from Old Norse leggr, from Latin leuga, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-, meaning to lie or recline.
ledge (English): A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that...
Definitions
- A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that...
Ancestry of “ledge”, step by step
ledge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English legislature
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | legislature | A governmental body with the power to make, amend... |
| 2 | English | legislator | Someone who creates or enacts laws |
| 3 | Latin | lēgislātor | legislator |
| 4 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 5 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |