Where does “ryggläge” come from?

ryggläge (Swedish) comes from Swedish rygg, from Swedish råd, from English raid, from Scots raid, from Middle English rade, from Old English rād, from Proto-West Germanic raidu, from Proto-Germanic raidō — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ryggläge (Swedish): supine position (lying flat on one's back)

Definitions

  1. supine position (lying flat on one's back)

Ancestry of “ryggläge”, step by step

ryggläge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rygg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishryggback; the rear of the body; especially the part...
2Swedishråda piece of advice, counsel; a means; money; a...
3EnglishraidA quick hostile or predatory incursion or...
4Scotsraidraid
5Middle Englishradequick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager
6Old Englishrādroad; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road
7Proto-West Germanicraiduriding, ride
8Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
9Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
10Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Swedish läge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlägea position; a situation; a village
2Danishlågegate; wicket; door
3Old Norselokabolt
4Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną
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