Where does “eyðileggja” come from?

eyðileggja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic leggja, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

eyðileggja (Icelandic): to destroy

Definitions

  1. to destroy

Ancestry of “eyðileggja”, step by step

eyðileggja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic leggja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleggjato lay, to put
2Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
3Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Icelandic eyði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceyðideserted

Words derived from “eyðileggja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →