Where does “lāga” come from?

lāga (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic liggjan, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Ancestry of “lāga”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lāga”

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