Where does “lyre” come from?

lyre (Middle English) comes from Old English līra, from Proto-Germanic lihwizô, from Proto-Indo-European lekʷs-.

Ancestry of “lyre”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	līra	any fleshy part of the body, muscle, calf of the...
2	Proto-Germanic	lihwizô	thigh, groin
3	Proto-Indo-European	lekʷs-	—

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