Where does “auðveldlega” come from?

auðveldlega (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lega, from Old Norse lega, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

auðveldlega (Icelandic): easily

Definitions

  1. easily

Ancestry of “auðveldlega”, step by step

auðveldlega traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclegathe condition of lying; a period of infirmity,...
2Old Norselegalying in bed
3Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Icelandic auðveldur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicauðveldureasy, simple
2Old Norseauðveldreasy
3Old Norse-veldr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ligjaną →Every word from Old Norse lega →