Where does “lige” come from?

lige (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish ligid, from Proto-Celtic ligeti, from Proto-Indo-European léyǵʰti, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

lige (Old Irish): verbal noun of laigid; lying down, reclining,...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of laigid; lying down, reclining,...

Ancestry of “lige”, step by step

lige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish ligid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishligidto lick
2Proto-Celticligetito lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléyǵʰtito be licking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

via Proto-Celtic legyom

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

Words derived from “lige”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léyǵʰti →Every word from Proto-Celtic ligeti →
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