Where does “leċġan” come from?

leċġan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic laggjan, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

leċġan (Old English): to lay

Definitions

  1. to lay

Ancestry of “leċġan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclaggjanto lay, to place
2Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “leċġan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laggjan →