Where does “legen” come from?

legen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German legen, from Proto-West Germanic laggjan, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

legen (Middle High German): to lay, to put into a horizontal position

Definitions

  1. to lay, to put into a horizontal position

Ancestry of “legen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “legen”

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