English lees

← Gaulish *ligyā (derived)

← Gaulish *legyā (mention)

← Proto-Celtic *legyā (derived)

← Welsh llai (cognate)

← English dregs (link)

← English lie (link)

← Old French lies (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (derived)

← Old Breton leh (cognate)

→ English lie (link)

→ English Loire (mention)

→ English leesy (suffix)

→ French Loire (cognate)