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

  1. 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

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 runt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishruntaround; aimlessly; around; at random locations;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic ligjanąEvery word from Old Norse liggja
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