Where does “lyer” come from?

lyer (Middle French) comes from Old French lier, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lyer (Middle French): to tie up

Definitions

  1. to tie up

Ancestry of “lyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlierto tie up; to connect with a tie
2Latinligōhoe, mattock
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →Every word from Old French lier →