Where does “Liegestuhl” come from?
Liegestuhl (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.
Liegestuhl (German): an outdoor chair suited for lying back, e.g. a deck chair or reclinable garden chair
Definitions
- an outdoor chair suited for lying back, e.g. a deck chair or reclinable garden chair
Ancestry of “Liegestuhl”, step by step
Liegestuhl 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 stuhl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stuhl | a chair (to sit on) |
| 2 | Middle High German | stuol | seat, chair, stool |
| 3 | Old High German | stuol | chair; seat, bench; throne |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stōl | stool, chair |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stōlaz | stool; throne; chair |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stoh₂los | frame, rack, stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |