Where does “lié” come from?

lié (Old French) comes from Latin Laetus, from Gothic *𐌻𐌴𐍄𐍃, from Proto-Germanic lētaz, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

lié (Old French): past participle of lier; delighted; overjoyed

Definitions

  1. past participle of lier; delighted; overjoyed

Ancestry of “lié”, step by step

lié traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Laetus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLaetushappy, cheerful, glad
2Gothic*𐌻𐌴𐍄𐍃—
3Proto-Germaniclētazfreeman; bondsman; serf
4Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

via Late Latin lias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinlias—
2Gaulishligyā—
3Proto-Celticlegyālayer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “lié”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lētaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic lētaz →