liegen

German (Berlin)

/ˈliːɡən/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to lie to be in a horizontal position
  • (intransitive) to be, to lie somewhere (of flat objects, also of inpatients in a hospital; otherwise use sitzen (sitzen) or stehen (stehen))
  • (intransitive) to be located, to lie somewhere (of countries, towns, houses, etc.)
  • (intransitive) to be, to stand (of indices, measurements)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German ligen inherited from Old High German ligen inherited from *liggjan inherited from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną (lie, recline) derived from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*legʰ-

Gloss

lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
🤥

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms