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Where does “laigid” come from?

laigid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic legeti, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

laigid (Old Irish): to lie down; to be lying down, to sleep; to fall,...

Definitions

  1. to lie down; to be lying down, to sleep; to fall,...

Ancestry of “laigid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlegetito lie down
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “laigid”

  • luigh
  • laigh
  • fo-lhie
  • lhie
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