Where does “lier” come from?

lier (Old French) comes from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

lier (Old French): to tie up; to connect with a tie

Definitions

  1. to tie up; to connect with a tie

Ancestry of “lier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinligōhoe, mattock
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “lier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Latin ligō →