Where does “legs” come from?

Legs derives from Middle English legge, from Old Norse leggr, from Latin leuga, from Proto-Indo-European ǝlak-, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European legʰ-.

legs (English): plural of leg; eleven; viscous streaks left on...

Definitions

  1. plural of leg; eleven; viscous streaks left on...

Ancestry of “legs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlegA limb or appendage that an animal uses for...
2Middle Englishlegleg, limb; shank, shin; leg
3Old Norseleggrleg, stem
4Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
5Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-—

Words derived from “legs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak- →