Where does “ledig” come from?
ledig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse liðugr, from Proto-Germanic liþugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
ledig (Norwegian Bokmål): unoccupied, vacant; spare
Definitions
- unoccupied, vacant; spare
Ancestry of “ledig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | liðugr | free, unhindered |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | liþugaz | flexible, free, unoccupied |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “ledig”