Where does “klarlegen” come from?

klarlegen (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.

klarlegen (German): to explain clearly

Definitions

  1. to explain clearly

Ancestry of “klarlegen”, step by step

klarlegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German legen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlegento lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it...
2Middle High Germanlegento lay, to put into a horizontal position
3Old High Germanlegen—
4Proto-West Germaniclaggjanto lay, to place
5Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via German klār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklārclear; transparent; bright
2Middle High Germanklār—
3Middle Dutchclâerbright, shining, ready, finished
4Latinclārusclear, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laggjan →