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Where does “beliggen” come from?

beliggen (Middle English) comes from Old English belicgan, from Old English be-, from Old English hrōpan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Ancestry of “beliggen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbelicganto lie by or about, beleaguer, encompass, beset
2Old Englishbe-a productive prefix usually used to form verbs...
3Old Englishhrōpanto shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry...
4Proto-West Germanichrōpanto cry out, to call, to shout
5Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “beliggen”

  • belie
  • belying
  • beliest
  • belieth
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