Where does “läge” come from?

läge (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.

läge (German): first/third-person singular subjunctive II of...

Definitions

  1. first/third-person singular subjunctive II of...

Ancestry of “läge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlāge—
2Old High Germanlāga—
3Proto-West Germanicliggjanto lie, to rest
4Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “läge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ligjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic liggjan →