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Where does “ligwizô” come from?

ligwizô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European lekʷs-.

ligwizô (Proto-Germanic): thigh; groin

Definitions

  1. thigh; groin

Ancestry of “ligwizô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlekʷs-—

Words derived from “ligwizô”

  • lire
  • lyre
  • lire
  • lira
  • lireht
  • līra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lekʷs- →