Where does “afleggen” come from?
afleggen (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German leggen, from Old Saxon leggian, from Proto-West Germanic laggjan, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
afleggen (Middle Low German): to put down; to lay down; to give up
Definitions
- to put down; to lay down; to give up
Ancestry of “afleggen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | leggen | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | leggian | to lay |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | laggjan | to lay, to place |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |