Where does “proffsliga” come from?

proffsliga (Swedish) comes from Swedish liga, from Latin ligāre, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

proffsliga (Swedish): a professional league

Definitions

  1. a professional league

Ancestry of “proffsliga”, step by step

proffsliga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish liga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishligaa league, a gang
2Latinligāre
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Swedish proffs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishproffsa pro, a professional, a dab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ-Every word from Latin ligāreEvery word from Swedish liga
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