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Appendix I

Indo-European Roots
 
ENTRY:leig-
DEFINITION:To bind. Oldest form *lei-, becoming *leig- in centum languages. 1. leech2, from Middle Low German lk, leech line, from Germanic *lk-. 2. Suffixed agent noun *l(e)ig-tor-. lictor, from Latin lictor, lictor. 3. Zero-grade form *lig--. league1, legato, liable, liaison, liana, lien, ligament, ligase, ligate, ligature; alloy, ally, colligate, furl, oblige, rally1, religion, rely, from Latin ligre, to bind. (Pokorny 4. leig- 668.)
 
 
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