Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “liggia” come from?

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

liggia (Old Swedish): to lie down; to lie buried; to be situated

Definitions

  1. to lie down; to lie buried; to be situated

Ancestry of “liggia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseliggjato lie
2Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “liggia”

  • utliggare
  • ligga
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →