Where does “leeën” come from?

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

leeën (Luxembourgish): to lay down; to put, to place; to lay

Definitions

  1. to lay down; to put, to place; to lay

Ancestry of “leeën”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leeën”

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