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

  1. plural of lie; second-person singular present...

Ancestry of “lies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlierto link; to associate; to thicken
2Old Frenchlierto tie up; to connect with a tie
3Latinligōhoe, mattock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Old French lier →