Where does “legen” come from?

legen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic laggjan, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Ancestry of “legen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclaggjanto lay, to place
2Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “legen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laggjan →