Where does “liggare” come from?

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

liggare (Swedish): ledger, register

Definitions

  1. ledger, register

Ancestry of “liggare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “liggare”

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