Where does “ledig” come from?

ledig (German) comes from Middle High German [[lëdic]], [[lëdec]], from Old High German lidig, from Proto-West Germanic *liþug, from Proto-Germanic liþugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ledig (German): unmarried; free; rid; born out of wedlock

Definitions

unmarried; free; rid; born out of wedlock

Ancestry of “ledig”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle High German	[[lëdic]], [[lëdec]]	—
2	Old High German	lidig	—
3	Proto-West Germanic	*liþug	—
4	Proto-Germanic	liþugaz	flexible, free, unoccupied
5	Proto-Germanic	-gaz	-y
6	Proto-Indo-European	-ḱos	-y, -ic

Words derived from “ledig”

erledigen
lediglich
Erledigung

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic liþugaz →