leër
Afrikaans
[ˈliːjər]
noun
Definitions
- army
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish leger (army, bed, lying, camp) inherited from Middle Dutch leger inherited from Proto-Germanic *legrą.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*legrą
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- leaguer English
- Lager German
- bedleger Dutch, Flemish
- dijkleger Dutch, Flemish
- expeditieleger Dutch, Flemish
- keurleger Dutch, Flemish
- landleger Dutch, Flemish
- leger Dutch, Flemish
- legeraanvoerder Dutch, Flemish
- legeraanvoerster Dutch, Flemish
- legerarts Dutch, Flemish
- legereenheid Dutch, Flemish
- legerkamp Dutch, Flemish
- legerkist Dutch, Flemish
- legerkorps Dutch, Flemish
- legerleider Dutch, Flemish
- legerleiding Dutch, Flemish
- legerofficier Dutch, Flemish
- reserveleger Dutch, Flemish
- *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *legrą Proto-Germanic
- leger Old English
- leġer Old English
- legr Old Norse
- leger Middle Dutch
- legar Old High German
- 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍃 Gothic
- marionettenleger Chinese