Where does “отлёживать” come from?

отлёживать (Russian) comes from Russian отлежа́ть, from Russian лежа́ть, from Proto-Slavic ležati, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

отлёживать (Russian): to cause (a body part) to fall asleep or go numb

Definitions

  1. to cause (a body part) to fall asleep or go numb

Ancestry of “отлёживать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотлежа́тьto cause (a body part) to fall asleep or go numb
2Russianлежа́тьto lie
3Proto-Slavicležatito lie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “отлёживать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ležati →Every word from Russian лежа́ть →