Where does “lies” come from?
lies (French) comes from French lier, from Old French lier, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
lies (French): plural of lie; second-person singular present...
Definitions
- plural of lie; second-person singular present...
Ancestry of “lies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | lier | to link; to associate; to thicken |
| 2 | Old French | lier | to tie up; to connect with a tie |
| 3 | Latin | ligō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |