Where does “ligga runt” come from?
ligga runt (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 runt (Swedish): to sleep around (have sex with multiple partners)
Definitions
- to sleep around (have sex with multiple partners)
Ancestry of “ligga runt”, step by step
ligga runt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ligga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ligga | lie; be in a horizontal position; lie; to be... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | liggia | to lie down; to lie buried; to be situated |
| 3 | Old Norse | liggja | to lie |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ligjaną | to lie, to rest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Swedish runt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | runt | around; aimlessly; around; at random locations;... |