Where does “verlaging” come from?

verlaging (Dutch) comes from Dutch verlagen, from Dutch laag, from Middle Dutch lâge, from Old Dutch lāgi, from Proto-Germanic lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

verlaging (Dutch): lowering

Definitions

  1. lowering

Ancestry of “verlaging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverlagento lower; to debase oneself, to lower one's...
2Dutchlaaglow; layer; class, when referring to social class
3Middle Dutchlâgelow, close to the ground
4Old Dutchlāgi—
5Proto-Germaniclēgazlow; flat, level with the ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēgaz →Every word from Old Dutch lāgi →