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
Ancestry of “ligger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | ligge | to lie; to be; to stand |
| 2 | Old Norse | liggja | to lie |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ligjaną | to lie, to rest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |