Where does “lige” come from?

lige (Middle English) comes from Old French 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.

lige (Middle English): a pact between governments, an agreement,...

Definitions

  1. a pact between governments, an agreement,...

Ancestry of “lige”, step by step

lige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French lige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchligeliege; liegeman; vassal
2Old Frenchliegeliege, servant; liege, free
3Vulgar Latinleviuscomparative degree of leviter
4Latinlēvislight, not heavy
5Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via Middle French ligue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchligue—
2Italianlegaleague, gang
3Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
4Latinligōhoe, mattock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “lige”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →