Where does “blootleggen” come from?

blootleggen (Dutch) comes from Dutch leggen, from Middle Dutch leggen, from Old Dutch leggen, from Proto-West Germanic laggjan, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

blootleggen (Dutch): to lay bare, to expose, to uncover

Definitions

  1. to lay bare, to expose, to uncover

Ancestry of “blootleggen”, step by step

blootleggen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch leggen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchleggento lay; Alternative form of liggen
2Middle Dutchleggento lay (down), to place
3Old Dutchleggento lay, to place
4Proto-West Germaniclaggjanto lay, to place
5Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Dutch bloot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchblootbare, naked, nude; unprotected, uncovered;...
2Middle Dutchbloot—
3Old Dutchblōt—
4Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laggjan →