Where does “leolc” come from?

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

Ancestry of “leolc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*laikanto jump around, play
2Proto-Germaniclaikanąto jump, play, move, swing about
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laikaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laikan →
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