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Where does “laggjan” come from?

laggjan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

laggjan (Proto-West Germanic): to lay, to place

Definitions

  1. to lay, to place

Ancestry of “laggjan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “laggjan”

  • lay
  • legs
  • leg
  • laying
  • layout
  • lays
  • ledge
  • relay
  • outlay
  • overlay
  • layman
  • Legge
  • inlay
  • layland
  • layperson
  • bootleg
  • waylay
  • foreleg
  • leggy
  • layover
  • bootlegging
  • legwork
  • bootlegger
  • blackleg
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