Where does “underlegen” come from?
underlegen (Danish) comes from German unterlegen, from German unterliegen, from German liegen, from Middle High German ligen, from Old High German ligen, from Old High German liggen, from Proto-West Germanic liggjan, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną — to lie.
underlegen (Danish): inferior, subordinate
Definitions
- inferior, subordinate
Ancestry of “underlegen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | unterlegen | inferior; defeated; to underlay, to put under |
| 2 | German | unterliegen | To be inferior to, be beaten by; To be subject... |
| 3 | German | liegen | to lie; to be, to lie somewhere; to be located,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ligen | to lie, to be in a horizontal position |
| 5 | Old High German | ligen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | liggen | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | liggjan | to lie, to rest |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ligjaną | to lie, to rest |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |