Where does “налегать” come from?

налегать (Russian) comes from Russian налечь, from Russian лечь, from Old East Slavic лечи, from Proto-Slavic leťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei, from Indo-European *légʰeti, from Indo-European legʰ-.

налегать (Russian): to lean on; to apply oneself to; to wield...

Definitions

  1. to lean on; to apply oneself to; to wield...

Ancestry of “налегать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianналечьto lean on; to apply oneself to; to wield...
2Russianлечьto lie down; to fall, to cover; to flow
3Old East Slavicлечи—
4Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie (be in a resting position), lie down
6Indo-European*légʰeti—
7Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—
Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Indo-European *légʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei →