Where does “laigh” come from?

laigh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish laigid, from Proto-Celtic legeti, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

laigh (Scottish Gaelic): lie; lay; lean, light, land

Definitions

  1. lie; lay; lean, light, land

Ancestry of “laigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlaigidto lie down; to be lying down, to sleep; to fall,...
2Proto-Celticlegetito lie down
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic legeti →Every word from Old Irish laigid →