Where does “unterliegen” come from?
unterliegen (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.
unterliegen (German): To be inferior to, be beaten by; To be subject...
Definitions
- To be inferior to, be beaten by; To be subject...
Ancestry of “unterliegen”, step by step
unterliegen traces back through 3 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 Unter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Unter | jack, knave |
| 2 | Middle High German | under | — |
| 3 | Old High German | untar | under |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via Middle High German unterligen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | unterligen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | untarliggan | to lie beneath |