Where does “-leg” come from?

-leg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

-leg (Norwegian Nynorsk): -ly

Definitions

  1. -ly

Ancestry of “-leg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-ligrsuffix used to create adjectives, having the...
2Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “-leg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →