Where does “legpuzzel” come from?

legpuzzel (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.

legpuzzel (Dutch): jigsaw puzzle

Definitions

  1. jigsaw puzzle

Ancestry of “legpuzzel”, step by step

legpuzzel 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 puzzel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpuzzelpuzzle; riddle, intellectual challenge
2EnglishpuzzleAnything that is difficult to understand or make...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laggjan →