Where does “lo” come from?

lo (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German lāga, from Proto-West Germanic liggjan, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

lo (Luxembourgish): Alternative form of elo

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of elo

Ancestry of “lo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlāga—
2Proto-West Germanicliggjanto lie, to rest
3Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ligjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic liggjan →
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