Where does “ledza” come from?

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

ledza (Old Frisian): to establish

Definitions

  1. to establish

Ancestry of “ledza”, step by step

ledza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic liggjan

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

via Proto-Germanic lagjaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position

Words derived from “ledza”

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