Where does “lēag” come from?

lēag (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lēag (Old English): lye, detergent

Definitions

  1. lye, detergent

Ancestry of “lēag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*laugu—
2Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laugu →
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