Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “lidig” come from?

lidig (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *liþug, from Proto-Germanic liþugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “lidig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*liþug—
2Proto-Germanicliþugazflexible, free, unoccupied
3Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “lidig”

  • ledig
  • erledigen
  • entledigen
  • entlediga
  • lëdic
  • lëdec
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →