Where does “darlegen” come from?
darlegen (German) comes from German legen, from Middle High German legen, from Old High German legen, from Proto-West Germanic laggjan, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
darlegen (German): to present facts; to explain; to state
Definitions
- to present facts; to explain; to state
Ancestry of “darlegen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | legen | to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it... |
| 2 | Middle High German | legen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | legen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laggjan | to lay, to place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
Words derived from “darlegen”