Where does “liggen” come from?

liggen (Dutch Low Saxon) comes from Old Saxon liggian, from Proto-West Germanic liggjan, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

liggen (Dutch Low Saxon): to lie; to be lying down; to be, to be placed or...

Definitions

  1. to lie; to be lying down; to be, to be placed or...

Ancestry of “liggen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonliggianto lie; to be situated
2Proto-West Germanicliggjanto lie, to rest
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 Proto-West Germanic liggjan →