Where does “lyé” come from?

lyé (Middle French) comes from Old French lié, from Latin Laetus, from Gothic *𐌻𐌴𐍄𐍃, from Proto-Germanic lētaz, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

lyé (Middle French): delighted

Definitions

  1. delighted

Ancestry of “lyé”, step by step

lyé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French lié

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchliépast participle of lier; delighted; overjoyed
2LatinLaetushappy, cheerful, glad
3Gothic*𐌻𐌴𐍄𐍃
4Proto-Germaniclētazfreeman; bondsman; serf
5Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

via Latin illaei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinillaeiher dative singular feminine
2Latinillīfound in
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d-Every word from Proto-Germanic lētanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic lētaz
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