Where does “leggja” come from?

leggja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

leggja (Faroese): to lay, to put, to place; to farrow

Definitions

  1. to lay, to put, to place; to farrow

Ancestry of “leggja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
2Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →
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