Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/leyǵ-

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This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Reconstruction

The reconstruction is uncertain due to the fact that the supposed reflexes are present in only two branches.

Root

*leyǵ-

  1. to bind, tie

Derived terms

  • *lig-eh₂-ye- (factitive)
    • Italic:
      • Latin: ligō (to tie, bind) (see there for further descendants)
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Albanian: lidh (to tie)

References

  1. ^ (only zero grade) De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN