Where does “haulfligjent” come from?
haulfligjent (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch ligjent, from Plautdietsch ligjen, from Middle Low German liggen, from Old Saxon liggian, from Proto-West Germanic liggjan, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
haulfligjent (Plautdietsch): reclining, semirecumbent
Definitions
- reclining, semirecumbent
Ancestry of “haulfligjent”, step by step
haulfligjent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch ligjent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | ligjent | lying down |
| 2 | Plautdietsch | ligjen | to lie extend horizontally |
| 3 | Middle Low German | liggen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | liggian | to lie; to be situated |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | liggjan | to lie, to rest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ligjaną | to lie, to rest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Plautdietsch haulf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | haulf | — |