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Where does “arleggen” come from?

arleggen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic uzlagjaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Ancestry of “arleggen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuzlagjanąto cause to lie down; lay down
2Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “arleggen”

  • erlegen
  • auferlegen
  • erleggen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →