Where does “legge” come from?

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

legge (Norwegian Nynorsk): to lay, put, place; to build, make; to spread out

Definitions

  1. to lay, put, place; to build, make; to spread out

Ancestry of “legge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
2Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “legge”

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