Where does “nedlegge” come from?

nedlegge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål legge, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

nedlegge (Norwegian Bokmål): to close or close down

Definitions

  1. to close or close down

Ancestry of “nedlegge”, step by step

nedlegge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Norwegian Bokmål ned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “nedlegge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →