Where does “Darlegung” come from?

Darlegung (German) comes from German darlegen, from German legen, from Middle High German legen, from Old High German legen, from Proto-West Germanic laggjan, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Darlegung (German): explanation, analysis; presentation, statement

Definitions

  1. explanation, analysis; presentation, statement

Ancestry of “Darlegung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandarlegento present facts; to explain; to state
2Germanlegento lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it...
3Middle High Germanlegento lay, to put into a horizontal position
4Old High Germanlegen
5Proto-West Germaniclaggjanto lay, to place
6Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic laggjan