English
ligged
Ligged comes from Old Norse liggja ‘to lie’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*legʰ-‘to lie’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ligjaną‘to lie, to rest’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350liggja‘to lie’
- Englishtodayligged
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*legʰ-‘to lie’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ligjaną‘to lie, to rest’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350liggja‘to lie’
- Englishtodayligged
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie’
law, legal, college, fellow, lawyer, layer, legacy, loyal, colleague, delegation, delegate, lex, litter, collegiate, lawless, lair, lees, ledger, ledge, legate, leaguer, leal, collegium, underlay, lagan, lias, lig, 21 more
through Proto-Germanic *ligjaną ‘to lie, to rest’
through Old Norse liggja ‘to lie’
Today it means
adj Tired.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- / ligged