Where does “*liþug” come from?
*liþug (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic liþugaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “*liþug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | liþugaz | flexible, free, unoccupied |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |