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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclēgazlow; flat, level with the ground
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “lēch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēgaz →