Where does “lega” come from?

lega (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

lega (Old Norse): lying in bed

Definitions

  1. lying in bed

Ancestry of “lega”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lega”

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