Where does “leger” come from?
leger (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
leger (German): casual, informal; dressed down
Definitions
- casual, informal; dressed down
Ancestry of “leger”, step by step
leger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French léger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | léger | light; slight |
| 2 | Old French | legier | light; slight |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | leviarius | light |
| 4 | Latin | levius | comparative degree of leviter |
| 5 | Latin | lēvis | light, not heavy |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |
via German legen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | legen | to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it... |
| 2 | Middle High German | legen | to lay, to put into a horizontal position |
| 3 | Old High German | legen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laggjan | to lay, to place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |