Where does “liegewoman” come from?

liegewoman (English) comes from English liege, from Middle English liege, from Anglo-Norman lige, from Old French liege, from Vulgar Latin levius, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus — light.

liegewoman (English): A female liege

Definitions

  1. A female liege

Ancestry of “liegewoman”, step by step

liegewoman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English liege

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishliegeA free and independent person; "specifically", a...
2Middle EnglishliegeAlternative form of lege
3Anglo-Normanligeliege; liegeman; vassal
4Old Frenchliegeliege, servant; liege, free
5Vulgar Latinleviuscomparative degree of leviter
6Latinlēvislight, not heavy
7Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via English woman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwomanAn adult female human; All female humans...
2Middle EnglishwommanAn female adult person; a woman; The female sex...
3Old Englishwīfmannwoman; female servant; woman
4Old Englishmannperson; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult...
5Proto-West Germanicmannperson, human
6Proto-Germanic*mann-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰusEvery word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis