Where does “lie” come from?
lie (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic līwanks, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁w- — stone; loosen, release; to let.
Ancestry of “lie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | līwanks | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁w- | stone; loosen, release; to let |