Where does “ledeg” come from?

ledeg (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic liþugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “ledeg”, step by step

ledeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic liþugaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicliþugazflexible, free, unoccupied
2Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Proto-Germanic liþiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicliþiga—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic liþugaz →