Where does “stellligjen” come from?

stellligjen (Plautdietsch) comes 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.

stellligjen (Plautdietsch): to lie still

Definitions

  1. to lie still

Ancestry of “stellligjen”, step by step

stellligjen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch ligjen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschligjento lie extend horizontally
2Middle Low Germanliggen—
3Old Saxonliggianto lie; to be situated
4Proto-West Germanicliggjanto lie, to rest
5Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Plautdietsch stell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschstellquiet, silent, still
2Middle Low Germanstille—
3Old Saxonstilli—
4Proto-West Germanicstillīstill; quiet
5Proto-Indo-European(s)telH-to be silent, be still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →