English
forlie
Forlie comes from Old English forliċġan ‘to lie with, fornicate’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *fraliggjan.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fraliggjan‘to lie incorrectly, lie badly, mislie’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150forliċġan‘to lie with, fornicate’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forliggen
- Englishtodayforlie
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fraliggjan‘to lie incorrectly, lie badly, mislie’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150forliċġan‘to lie with, fornicate’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forliggen
- Englishtodayforlie
Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘before, in front of’
Proto-Germanic *fra- ‘off, away’
Proto-West Germanic *fra- ‘forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or…’
English for-
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie’
Proto-Germanic *ligjaną ‘to lie’
Proto-West Germanic *liggjan ‘to lie’
Old English liċġan ‘to lie’
Middle English lien ‘to lie’
English lie
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *fraliggjan
Today it means
verb To lie with.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *fraliggjan / forlie