Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/leg-

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

Root

*leg-

1. to leak

Derived terms

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

• *lég-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *lekaną (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Celtic: *legeti (“to melt”) (see there for further descendants)
• *log-éye-ti (causative)
  • Proto-Germanic: *lakjaną (see there for further descendants)
• *lōg-i-s
  • Proto-Germanic: *lōkiz (see there for further descendants)
• *leg-to-s
  • Proto-Celtic: *lextos
    • Proto-Brythonic: *leɨθ
      • Breton: leizh
      • Welsh: llaith
• *lēg-yeh₂
  • Old Armenian: լիճ (lič)
    • Armenian: լիճ (lič)