Where does “ligga lågt” come from?

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

ligga lågt (Swedish): to lie low

Definitions

  1. to lie low

Ancestry of “ligga lågt”, step by step

ligga lågt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ligga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishliggalie; be in a horizontal position; lie; to be...
2Old Swedishliggiato lie down; to lie buried; to be situated
3Old Norseliggjato lie
4Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Swedish lågt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlågtlow, lowly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic ligjanąEvery word from Old Norse liggja