Where does “tohoopleggen” come from?

tohoopleggen (Low German) comes from Low German leggen, 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.

tohoopleggen (Low German): to consolidate

Definitions

  1. to consolidate

Ancestry of “tohoopleggen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanleggento lay
2Middle Low Germanleggen—
3Old Saxonleggianto lay
4Proto-West Germaniclaggjanto lay, to place
5Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laggjan →
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