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Where does “sibbleger” come from?

sibbleger (Old English) comes from Old English leġer, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

sibbleger (Old English): incest

Definitions

  1. incest

Ancestry of “sibbleger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishleġercouch, bed
2Old Norselegr—
3Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
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