Where does “lege man” come from?

lege man (Middle English) comes from Middle English lege, from Anglo-Norman lige, from Old French liege, from Vulgar Latin levius, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

lege man (Middle English): A liegeman; one who is subordinate to a feudal...

Definitions

  1. A liegeman; one who is subordinate to a feudal...

Ancestry of “lege man”, step by step

lege man traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English lege

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlegeleague; one's subjects or vassals; those under...
2Anglo-Normanligeliege; liegeman; vassal
3Old Frenchliegeliege, servant; liege, free
4Vulgar Latinleviuscomparative degree of leviter
5Latinlēvislight, not heavy
6Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via Middle English man

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmanTypically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;...
2Old Englishmānbad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;...
3Sanskritमहादेवthe "great God"
4Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “lege man

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰusEvery word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis