Where does “lediglich” come from?

lediglich (German) comes from German ledig, 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.

lediglich (German): merely

Definitions

  1. merely

Ancestry of “lediglich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanledigunmarried; free; rid; born out of wedlock
2Middle High German[[lëdic]], [[lëdec]]—
3Old High Germanlidig—
4Proto-West Germanic*liþug—
5Proto-Germanicliþugazflexible, free, unoccupied
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic liþugaz →