Where does “Sachlage” come from?

Sachlage (German) comes from German läge, 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.

Sachlage (German): state of affairs, situation

Definitions

  1. state of affairs, situation

Ancestry of “Sachlage”, step by step

Sachlage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German läge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlägefirst/third-person singular subjunctive II of...
2Middle High Germanlāge—
3Old High Germanlāga—
4Proto-West Germanicliggjanto lie, to rest
5Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via German sache

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansachematter, affair, case, question, issue
2Middle High Germansache—
3Old High Germansahha—
4Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
5Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ligjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic liggjan →