Where does “leggen” come from?

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

leggen (Dutch): to lay; Alternative form of liggen

Definitions

  1. to lay; Alternative form of liggen

Ancestry of “leggen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leggen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →