Where does “aleeën” come from?

aleeën (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish leeën, from Old High German legen, from Proto-West Germanic laggjan, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

aleeën (Luxembourgish): to insert, to load, to deposit; to lay by, to lay...

Definitions

  1. to insert, to load, to deposit; to lay by, to lay...

Ancestry of “aleeën”, step by step

aleeën traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish leeën

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishleeënto lay down; to put, to place; to lay
2Old High Germanlegen—
3Proto-West Germaniclaggjanto lay, to place
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Luxembourgish an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishanand; in
2Proto-Germanicinin; into
3Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laggjan →