Where does “Lage” come from?
Lage (German) comes from Middle High German lāge, from Old High German lāga, from Proto-West Germanic liggjan, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
Lage (German): first/third-person singular subjunctive II of...
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Ancestry of “Lage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | lāge | — |
| 2 | Old High German | lāga | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | liggjan | to lie, to rest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ligjaną | to lie, to rest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |