Where does “Fliesenleger” come from?

Fliesenleger (German) comes from German leger, from French léger, from Old French legier, from Vulgar Latin leviarius, from Latin levius, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus — light.

Fliesenleger (German): tiler

Definitions

  1. tiler

Ancestry of “Fliesenleger”, step by step

Fliesenleger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German leger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlegercasual, informal; dressed down
2Frenchlégerlight; slight
3Old Frenchlegierlight; slight
4Vulgar Latinleviariuslight
5Latinleviuscomparative degree of leviter
6Latinlēvislight, not heavy
7Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via German Fliesen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFliesen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →