Where does “leyen” come from?

leyen (Middle English) comes from Old English leċġan, from Proto-West Germanic laggjan, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

leyen (Middle English): to put, lay

Definitions

  1. to put, lay

Ancestry of “leyen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leyen”

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