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Where does “lireht” come from?

lireht (Old English) comes from Old English līra, from Proto-Germanic lihwizô, from Proto-Indo-European lekʷs-.

lireht (Old English): brawny; fleshy; muscley

Definitions

  1. brawny; fleshy; muscley

Ancestry of “lireht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīraany fleshy part of the body, muscle, calf of the...
2Proto-Germaniclihwizôthigh, groin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlekʷs-—
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