Where does “lies” come from?

lies (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin lias, from Gaulish ligyā, from Proto-Celtic legyā, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

lies (Old French): oblique plural of lie; nominative plural of lie

Definitions

  1. oblique plural of lie; nominative plural of lie

Ancestry of “lies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinliaslees, dregs; second-person singular present...
2Gaulishligyā
3Proto-Celticlegyālayer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “lies

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Celtic legyāEvery word from Gaulish ligyā
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