Where does “Loire” come from?

Loire (French) comes from Latin liger, from Gaulish liga, from Proto-Celtic legyā, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Ancestry of “Loire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligerfirst-person singular present passive subjunctive...
2Gaulishligasilt, sediment, deposit, alluvium
3Proto-Celticlegyālayer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “Loire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic legyā →Every word from Gaulish liga →