Where does “leggja” come from?
leggja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
leggja (Norwegian Nynorsk): lay; put something in a horizontal position; to...
Definitions
- lay; put something in a horizontal position; to...
Ancestry of “leggja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
Words derived from “leggja”