Where does “ligger” come from?

ligger (Danish) comes from Danish ligge, from Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

ligger (Danish): present of ligge

Definitions

  1. present of ligge

Ancestry of “ligger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishliggeto lie; to be; to stand
2Old Norseliggjato lie
3Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ligjaną →Every word from Old Norse liggja →