Where does “lei” come from?

lei (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ledza, from Proto-West Germanic liggjan, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

lei (North Frisian): to lie; to be situated

Definitions

  1. to lie; to be situated

Ancestry of “lei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianledzato establish
2Proto-West Germanicliggjanto lie, to rest
3Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ligjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic liggjan →