Where does “ilegge” come from?

ilegge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål I, from Danish I, from Old Norse í, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

ilegge (Norwegian Bokmål): to impose

Definitions

  1. to impose

Ancestry of “ilegge”, step by step

ilegge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål I

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålII; ye
2DanishIyou, you all
3Old Norseíin
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Norwegian Bokmål legge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleggeto lay, put, place
2Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
3Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Old Norse í →