Words that come from Proto-West Germanic liggjan

86 words across 16 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic liggjan — including lie, lying, lain, outlying, overlying, outlier, belie, overlain.

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German (33)

English (27)

Old English (5)

Dutch (4)

Middle English (4)

Afrikaans (3)

Dutch Low Saxon (1)

German Low German (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Danish (1)

Japanese (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Maroon Spirit Language (1)