Where does “lië” come from?

lië (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic līwanks, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁w- — stone; loosen, release; to let.

lië (Old Irish): a stone

Definitions

  1. a stone

Ancestry of “lië”, step by step

lië traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic līwanks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlīwanks—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁w-stone; loosen, release; to let

via Proto-Celtic līwos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlīwoscolour; stone
2Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₃y-blueish

Words derived from “lië”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Celtic līwanks →