Where does “leggen” come from?

leggen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German leggen, from Old Saxon leggian, from Proto-West Germanic laggjan, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

leggen (Low German): to lay

Definitions

  1. to lay

Ancestry of “leggen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanleggen—
2Old Saxonleggianto lay
3Proto-West Germaniclaggjanto lay, to place
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “leggen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laggjan →