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
Ancestry of “lègke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | leggen | to lay , to place; to lay; to build, to make |
| 2 | Old Dutch | leggen | to lay, to place |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | laggjan | to lay, to place |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |