Where does “wegleggen” come from?

wegleggen (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.

wegleggen (Dutch): to put away, to lay aside

Definitions

  1. to put away, to lay aside

Ancestry of “wegleggen”, step by step

wegleggen 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 weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwegway, road; away; gone, disappeared
2Middle Dutchwechway, road, path; journey; direction, approach
3Old Dutchwegway, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “wegleggen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laggjan →
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