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Where does “liieren” come from?

liieren (German) comes from French lier, from Old French lier, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

liieren (German): to ally, to associate, to establish a romantic...

Definitions

  1. to ally, to associate, to establish a romantic...

Ancestry of “liieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlierto link; to associate; to thicken
2Old Frenchlierto tie up; to connect with a tie
3Latinligō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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