Where does “lizze” come from?

lizze (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian lidzia, from Proto-West Germanic liggjan, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

lizze (West Frisian): to lay; to be

Definitions

  1. to lay; to be

Ancestry of “lizze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianlidziato lie
2Proto-West Germanicliggjanto lie, to rest
3Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ligjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic liggjan →
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