Where does “liggja í kör” come from?
liggja í kör (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic liggja, from Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
liggja í kör (Icelandic): to lie bedridden, to be bedridden due to old age
Definitions
- to lie bedridden, to be bedridden due to old age
Ancestry of “liggja í kör”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | liggja | to lie; to be located, to lie; to lead |
| 2 | Old Norse | liggja | to lie |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ligjaną | to lie, to rest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |