Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “legering” come from?

legering (Swedish) comes from Swedish legera, from German legieren, from Italian legare, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

legering (Swedish): alloy

Definitions

  1. alloy

Ancestry of “legering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlegerato alloy
2GermanlegierenTo alloy; To thicken
3Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
4Latinligō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “legering”

  • lättmetallegering
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →