Where does “léig” come from?

léig (Irish) comes from Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

léig (Irish): Archaic form of lig

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of lig

Ancestry of “léig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishléicidto leave, abandon, release, let go; to let,...
2Proto-Celticlinkʷītito leave, to leave behind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “léig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti →Every word from Proto-Celtic linkʷīti →