Where does “līġ” come from?

līġ (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,...

līġ (Old English): flame, fire, lightning

Definitions

  1. flame, fire, lightning

Ancestry of “līġ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “līġ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leuk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laugi →