Where does “ligh” come from?

ligh (Irish) comes from Old Irish ligid, from Proto-Celtic ligeti, from Proto-Indo-European léyǵʰti, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

ligh (Irish): lick; fawn on

Definitions

  1. lick; fawn on

Ancestry of “ligh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishligidto lick
2Proto-Celticligetito lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléyǵʰtito be licking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léyǵʰti →Every word from Proto-Celtic ligeti →