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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ligjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic liggjan →