Where does “ligen” come from?
ligen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ligen, from Old High German liggen, from Proto-West Germanic liggjan, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
Ancestry of “ligen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | ligen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | liggen | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | liggjan | to lie, to rest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ligjaną | to lie, to rest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
Words derived from “ligen”