Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/leyǵ-

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 three branches.

Root

*leyǵ-

1. to bind, tie

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leyǵ- (7 c, 0 e)

• *lig-eh₂-ye- (factitive)
  • Italic:
    • Latin: ligō (“to tie, bind”) (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Albanian: lidh (“to tie”)
  • Proto-Germanic: *līką (“leech-line”)

Further reading

• Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 401