Where does “Ligurer” come from?

Ligurer (German) comes from French ligurien, from French Ligurie, from Latin Liguria, from Faroese -ligur, from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

Ligurer (German): a native or inhabitant of Liguria, northwest Italy

Definitions

  1. a native or inhabitant of Liguria, northwest Italy

Ancestry of “Ligurer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchligurienLigurian
2FrenchLigurie—
3LatinLiguria—
4Faroese-ligur-ly
5Old Norse-ligrsuffix used to create adjectives, having the...
6Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
7Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “Ligurer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →