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Where does “lier” come from?

lier (French) comes from Old French lier, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lier (French): to link; to associate; to thicken

Definitions

  1. to link; to associate; to thicken

Ancestry of “lier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlierto tie up; to connect with a tie
2Latinligō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “lier”

  • reliant
  • lies
  • relier
  • liement
  • lia
  • lie
  • liieren
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