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Where does “lēgaz” come from?

lēgaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

lēgaz (Proto-Germanic): low; flat, level with the ground

Definitions

  1. low; flat, level with the ground

Ancestry of “lēgaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “lēgaz”

  • low
  • lower
  • lowly
  • lowland
  • lowliness
  • lowness
  • lowermost
  • alow
  • lowpass
  • lowdown
  • lowbrow
  • lowlife
  • ultralow
  • lowlander
  • lowlight
  • lowrider
  • lowcut
  • lowish
  • lowbush
  • lowboy
  • superlow
  • lowbred
  • lowminded
  • highlow
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