Where does “allay” come from?

Allay comes from Middle English aleggen, from Anglo-Norman aleger, from Old French esligier, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną meaning "to lay down," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-.

allay (English): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or...

Definitions

  1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or...

Ancestry of “allay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishalayen—
2Old Englishāleċġanto put, place, lay down, lay aside, throw down,...
3Proto-Germanicuzlagjanąto cause to lie down; lay down
4Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “allay”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →