ledger
English
/ˈlɛdʒə/, /ˈlɛdʒɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records; a record book, a register.
- A large, flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb.
- (accounting) A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.
- (construction) A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.
- (fishing) or ledger line (“fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; ligger”).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lygger inherited from Old English liċġan (lie down, be situated) derived from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down), *legʰ- (lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*legʰ-
Gloss
lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- foreledge English
- ledge English
- ledged English
- ledging English
- ledgment English
- ledgy English
- subledger English
- lectus Latin
- Lager German
- Lagerbier German
- grondlegger Dutch, Flemish
- leggen Dutch, Flemish
- legger Dutch, Flemish
- λέχομαι Ancient Greek
- λόχος Ancient Greek
- παραλέχομαι Ancient Greek
- *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *logʰeye- Proto-Indo-European
- *abalagjaną Proto-Germanic
- *lagjaną Proto-Germanic
- *lagą Proto-Germanic
- *legrą Proto-Germanic
- *ligjaną Proto-Germanic
- *lēgaz Proto-Germanic
- *lēgiþō Proto-Germanic
- *lōgą Proto-Germanic
- laga Norwegian Nynorsk
- lage Norwegian Nynorsk
- lagom Norwegian Nynorsk
- legd Norwegian Nynorsk
- legde Norwegian Nynorsk
- legging Norwegian Nynorsk
- løye Norwegian Nynorsk
- belicgan Old English
- liċġan Old English
- tolicgan Old English
- ymblicgan Old English
- legge Middle English
- leyer Middle English
- lien Middle English
- lygger Middle English
- aflagliga Old Norse
- auralag Old Norse
- banalag Old Norse
- laga Old Norse
- lagaskipan Old Norse
- leggja Old Norse
- læging Old Norse
- lǫgeyrir Old Norse
- lǫgrétta Old Norse
- *leťi Proto-Slavic
- *ležati Proto-Slavic
- *logъ Proto-Slavic
- *lono Proto-Slavic
- *lǫgъ Proto-Slavic
- *perlogъ Proto-Slavic
- leger Indonesian
- belagen Middle Dutch
- legger Middle Dutch
- *liggjan gmw-pro
- *legeti Proto-Celtic
- *lego- Proto-Celtic
- *legyom Proto-Celtic
- *legyā Proto-Celtic
- *logeyeti Proto-Celtic
- *uɸo-leg-s Proto-Celtic
- leja Swahili
- ложе Old East Slavic
- *lag- Proto-Albanian
- *lēga Proto-Albanian
- *legtei Proto-Balto-Slavic
- lesto Tocharian B
- lyäk- Tocharian B
- *liga Gaulish
- *liga xtg