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

  1. to lie bedridden, to be bedridden due to old age

Ancestry of “liggja í kör”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicliggjato lie; to be located, to lie; to lead
2Old Norseliggjato lie
3Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ligjaną →Every word from Old Norse liggja →