Words that come from Proto-West Germanic liggjan

171 words across 29 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic liggjan — including ledger, belie, belying, lig, ligger, subledger, beliest, belieth.

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German (92)

English (12)

Dutch (12)

Middle English (6)

Luxembourgish (5)

North Frisian (5)

Old English (4)

Plautdietsch (4)

Old High German (3)

Danish (3)

Yola (3)

Yiddish (2)

Old Frisian (2)

Norwegian Nynorsk (2)

Middle High German (2)

West Frisian (1)

Dutch Low Saxon (1)

German Low German (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Swahili (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Malay (1)

Jersey Dutch (1)