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Proto-Celtic *lewgā (derived)
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Middle English liege (inherited)
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Middle English ligg (mention)
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Middle English lige (mention)
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Middle English lege (inherited)
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Middle French ligue (derived)
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Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (root)
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Middle Breton leau (cognate)
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Japanese リーグ (borrowed)
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Swahili ligi (borrowed)