Where does “loigne” come from?
loigne (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin *lumbea, from Latin lumbus, from Proto-Italic lonðwos, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰwos, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Ancestry of “loigne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *lumbea | — |
| 2 | Latin | lumbus | loin; lumbar; genitals |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | lonðwos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰwos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
Words derived from “loigne”