Where does “lègke” come from?

lègke (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch leggen, from Old Dutch leggen, from Proto-West Germanic laggjan, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

lègke (Limburgish): to lay

Definitions

  1. to lay

Ancestry of “lègke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchleggento lay (down), to place
2Old Dutchleggento lay, to place
3Proto-West Germaniclaggjanto lay, to place
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laggjan →