Where does “legsie” come from?

legsie (English) comes from English selfie, from English Self, from Middle English salve, from Old English sealf, from Proto-West Germanic salbu, from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.

legsie (English): A photo of one's suntanned legs usually taken with a smartphone and shared on social media

Definitions

  1. A photo of one's suntanned legs usually taken with a smartphone and shared on social media

Ancestry of “legsie”, step by step

legsie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English selfie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishselfieA photographic self-portrait, especially one...
2EnglishSelfHimself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned)
3Middle EnglishsalveAlternative form of sauf
4Old Englishsealfsalve
5Proto-West Germanicsalbusalve, ointment
6Proto-Germanicsalbōsalve, ointment
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolp-éh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil

via English leg

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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic salbō