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Where does “lhie” come from?

lhie (Manx) comes from Old Irish laigid, from Proto-Celtic legeti, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

lhie (Manx): lie; lay; lean, light, land

Definitions

  1. lie; lay; lean, light, land

Ancestry of “lhie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlaigidto lie down; to be lying down, to sleep; to fall,...
2Proto-Celticlegetito lie down
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “lhie”

  • fo-lhie
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