Where does “lēch” come from?
lēch (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
Ancestry of “lēch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | lēgaz | low; flat, level with the ground |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
Words derived from “lēch”