Where does “leggja” come from?

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

leggja (Old Norse): to lay, place, put; to make, build

Definitions

  1. to lay, place, put; to make, build

Ancestry of “leggja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leggja”

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