Where does “liemier” come from?
liemier (Old French) comes from Old French liem, from Latin ligamen, from Latin ligare, from Latin ligo, from Old French lier, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
Ancestry of “liemier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | liem | leash |
| 2 | Latin | ligamen | a bandage, band, tie; poultice; bandage with... |
| 3 | Latin | ligare | present active infinitive of ligō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | ligo | a hoe, mattock; I tie, bind; I bandage, wrap... |
| 5 | Old French | lier | to tie up; to connect with a tie |
| 6 | Latin | ligō | hoe, mattock |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |