Where does “liège” come from?
liège (French) comes from Vulgar Latin levius, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
liège (French): cork
Ancestry of “liège”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | levius | comparative degree of leviter |
| 2 | Latin | lēvis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |