Middle English word alayen comes from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną (To lay, to place in a resting position.), Latin litigare, Latin de, Proto-Germanic *uz- (Up, out.)

Detailed word origin of alayen

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*lagjaną	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	To lay, to place in a resting position.
litigare	Latin (lat)
de	Latin (lat)	(Late Latin) of persons. From, away from, down from, out of; in general to indicate the person or place from which any thing is taken, etc., with verbs of taking away, depriving, demanding, requesting, inquiring, buying; as capere, sumere, emere, quaerere, discere, trahere, etc., and their compounds.. From, away from, to indicate the place from which someone or something departs or [...]
*uz-	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	Up, out.
*uzlagjaną	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	To cause to lie down; lay down.
esligier	Old French (fro)
āleċġan	Old English (ang)
alecgan	Old English (ang)	(transitive) to lay aside, give up. (transitive) to lay down, put down.
aleger	Anglo-Norman (xno)
aleggen	Middle English (enm)

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