Where does “belagen” come from?

belagen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lagen, from Middle Dutch lâge, from Old Dutch lāgi, from Proto-Germanic lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Ancestry of “belagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlagenfirst/third-person plural present...
2Middle Dutchlâgelow, close to the ground
3Old Dutchlāgi—
4Proto-Germaniclēgazlow; flat, level with the ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “belagen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēgaz →Every word from Old Dutch lāgi →