lire
The origin and history of lire.
Etymology
Came into English via Middle English lire or lyre, from Old English līra ("any fleshy part of the body, muscle, calf of the leg"), from Proto-Germanic *ligwizô or *lihwizô ("thigh, groin"), from Proto-Indo-European *lekʷs- or *lewks- ("groin"). Cognate with Dutch lies ("groin") and Swedish lår ("thigh").
