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Where does “lithag” come from?

lithag (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic liþugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “lithag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicliþugazflexible, free, unoccupied
2Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “lithag”

  • leegmaken
  • ledig
  • leeg
  • leeglopen
  • leër
  • leeg
  • laeg
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