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Where does “ligid” come from?

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

ligid (Old Irish): to lick

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “ligid”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ligid”

  • ligh
  • ligh
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