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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīraany fleshy part of the body, muscle, calf of the...
2Proto-Germaniclihwizôthigh, groin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlekʷs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lekʷs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lihwizô →Every word from Old English līra →