Words that come from Proto-West Germanic laggjan

262 words across 25 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic laggjan — including lay, legs, leg, laying, layout, lays, ledge, relay.

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English (118)

German (61)

Luxembourgish (14)

Dutch (12)

Finnish (8)

Norwegian Bokmål (7)

Middle English (6)

Norwegian Nynorsk (6)

Old English (4)

Afrikaans (3)

Middle Low German (3)

Japanese (3)

Yiddish (2)

Low German (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Old High German (2)

Samoan Plantation Pidgin (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Torres Strait Creole (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Limburgish (1)

Portuguese (1)

Middle High German (1)