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Where does “liċġan” come from?

liċġan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic liggjan, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

liċġan (Old English): to lie down; to be situated

Definitions

  1. to lie down; to be situated

Ancestry of “liċġan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicliggjanto lie, to rest
2Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “liċġan”

  • lie
  • lying
  • lain
  • outlying
  • overlying
  • outlier
  • belie
  • overlain
  • liest
  • belying
  • overlie
  • lig
  • lyingly
  • inlying
  • outlie
  • unlying
  • uplying
  • beliest
  • belieth
  • outlierness
  • downlying
  • outlyingness
  • nonoutlier
  • nonlying
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