Where does “vastleggen” come from?

vastleggen (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.

vastleggen (Dutch): to moor, to fasten, to tether; to set out,...

Definitions

  1. to moor, to fasten, to tether; to set out,...

Ancestry of “vastleggen”, step by step

vastleggen 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 vast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvastfirm, fast, tight; fixed, not moving or changing;...
2Middle Dutchvast—
3Old Dutchfastfirm, strong
4Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
5Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laggjan →