Where does “erleggen” come from?
erleggen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German arleggen, from Proto-Germanic uzlagjaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
Ancestry of “erleggen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | arleggen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | uzlagjaną | to cause to lie down; lay down |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
Words derived from “erleggen”