Where does “lec” come from?
lec (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *laikan, from Proto-Germanic laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
lec (Old English): a look
Ancestry of “lec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *laikan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | laikaną | to jump, play, move, swing about |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |