Where does “Liegestütz” come from?
Liegestütz (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.
Liegestütz (German): push-up; press-up exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Definitions
- push-up; press-up exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Ancestry of “Liegestütz”, step by step
Liegestütz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German liegen
| 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 |
via German Stütz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stütz | Swiss franc, especially the 1 franc coin |