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 two 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”)

References

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

Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 401

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

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