Where does “ligurisch” come from?

ligurisch (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.

ligurisch (German): of Liguria; Ligurian

Definitions

  1. of Liguria; Ligurian

Ancestry of “ligurisch”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →