Indo-European etymology : List with all references

Proto-IE: *lekʷs-, *leuks-

Meaning: thigh, groin

Germanic: *liusk-an- m., *líxw-iz- n., *li(g)w-iz-an- m.

Celtic: *leksā > OIr less `Hüfte'

Russ. meaning: бедро; пах

References: WP II 420 f

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *liuskēn, *líxwiz, *ligwizēn

Meaning: groin

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: ljōski m. `Leiste, Weiche'

Old Swedish: liuske `Weiche, Leiste'

Danish: lüske `Leiste, Weiche'

Old English: { lēosca m. `Weiche, Leiste' }; lēow, , -es, pl. -er(a) n. `thigh, ham'; līra, -an m. `fleshy part of the body without fat or bone, brawn'

Middle Dutch: liese, liesse, liesche f. `lies; dunne huid, buiksmeer van varkens; zoom, rand, lijst'

Dutch: lies f. `plooi tussen onderlijf en bovenbeen; dubbele laag vet in buik van mens of dier'

Middle Low German: lēsche

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