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Where does “lig” come from?

lig (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic laugi, from Proto-Germanic laugiz, from Proto-Indo-European leuk- — light, bright; light; white; to shine; to shine,...

lig (Old English): flame, fire, lightning

Definitions

  1. flame, fire, lightning

Ancestry of “lig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclaugiflame
2Proto-Germaniclaugizflame, blaze
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleuk-light, bright; light; white; to shine; to shine,...

Words derived from “lig”

  • ligen
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