Where does “lijance” come from?

lijance (Old French) comes from Old French lige, from Old French liege, from Vulgar Latin levius, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

lijance (Old French): allegiance; loyalty

Definitions

  1. allegiance; loyalty

Ancestry of “lijance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchligeliege; liegeman; vassal
2Old Frenchliegeliege, servant; liege, free
3Vulgar Latinleviuscomparative degree of leviter
4Latinlēvislight, not heavy
5Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →