Where does “liggja” come from?
liggja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
liggja (Icelandic): to lie; to be located, to lie; to lead
Definitions
- to lie; to be located, to lie; to lead
Ancestry of “liggja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | liggja | to lie |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ligjaną | to lie, to rest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
Words derived from “liggja”