Words that come from Proto-Germanic lagjaną

400 words across 38 languages descend from Proto-Germanic lagjaną — including lay, legs, leg, laying, layout, lays, ledge, relay.

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English (128)

Finnish (82)

German (51)

Swedish (25)

Norwegian Bokmål (23)

Luxembourgish (14)

Dutch (13)

Norwegian Nynorsk (10)

Danish (7)

Gothic (6)

Old English (4)

Afrikaans (3)

Japanese (3)

Yiddish (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Low German (2)

Middle Low German (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Proto-Germanic (2)

Icelandic (1)

Samoan Plantation Pidgin (1)

Faroese (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Proto-Finnic (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Old Irish (1)

Irish (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Old Norse (1)

Middle English (1)

Torres Strait Creole (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Northern Sami (1)

Proto-Samic (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Limburgish (1)

Portuguese (1)