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Where does “lees” come from?

lees (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.

lees (Luxembourgish): second-person singular present indicative of...

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Ancestry of “lees”, step by step

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
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