Where does “liement” come from?
liement (Norman) comes from Old French lieement, 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.
liement (Norman): easily, quietly
Definitions
- easily, quietly
Ancestry of “liement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | lieement | joyously; delightedly |
| 2 | Old French | lié | past participle of lier; delighted; overjoyed |
| 3 | Latin | Laetus | happy, cheerful, glad |
| 4 | Gothic | *𐌻𐌴𐍄𐍃 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaz | freeman; bondsman; serf |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |