Where does “ligga” come from?

ligga (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish liggia, from Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

ligga (Swedish): lie; be in a horizontal position; lie; to be...

Definitions

  1. lie; be in a horizontal position; lie; to be...

Ancestry of “ligga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishliggiato lie down; to lie buried; to be situated
2Old Norseliggjato lie
3Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “ligga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic ligjanąEvery word from Old Norse liggja
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