Where does “leggen” come from?

leggen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon leggian, from Proto-West Germanic laggjan, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Ancestry of “leggen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leggen”

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