Where does “lēċ” come from?

lēċ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *laikan, from Proto-Germanic laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lēċ (Old English): a look

Definitions

  1. a look

Ancestry of “lēċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*laikanto jump around, play
2Proto-Germaniclaikanąto jump, play, move, swing about
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “lēċ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laikaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laikan →