Where does “liggja” come from?
liggja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse léa, from Proto-Germanic līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European léykʷt, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
liggja (Faroese): to lend; to lease
Ancestry of “liggja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | léa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | līhwaną | to lend |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | léykʷt | to leave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |