Where does “übereinanderliegen” come from?
übereinanderliegen (German) comes from German liegen, from Middle High German ligen, from Old High German ligen, from Old High German liggen, from Proto-West Germanic liggjan, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
übereinanderliegen (German): to lie on top of each other
Definitions
- to lie on top of each other
Ancestry of “übereinanderliegen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | liegen | to lie; to be, to lie somewhere; to be located,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ligen | to lie, to be in a horizontal position |
| 3 | Old High German | ligen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | liggen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | liggjan | to lie, to rest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ligjaną | to lie, to rest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |