Where does “Liège” come from?
Liège (Polish) comes from French Liège, from Old French liege, from Vulgar Latin levius, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
Ancestry of “Liège”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Liège | — |
| 2 | Old French | liege | liege, servant; liege, free |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | levius | comparative degree of leviter |
| 4 | Latin | lēvis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |