myEtymology.com: English etymology of leyer

Etymology of the English word leyer

the English word leyer

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word lay

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *legh- (to lie, to lay)

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *lagjanan (to lie)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *legh- (to lie, to lay)