el-2

    el-2

    English meaning: to lie

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “ruhen”??

    Material: After Persson Wortf. 743 has defended a IE root el- “rest” and base *elī̆ - with consecutive pattern: O.Ind. iláyati “ stands still, gets some peace “ (iḷáyati should be faulty spelling), an-ilaya-ḥ “ restless, not still”, wherefore probably O.Ind. alasás “idle, tired, dull” (to s-stem *alas- “ tiredness “ as rajasás : rájas-; after Uhlenbeck Wb. 15 belongs though alasá-ḥ as a-lasa- “ not awake, not animated, not blithe “ to lásati, s. las- “ greedy, insatiable “), Lith. alsà “ tiredness “, ilstù, il̃sti “ become tired “, ilsiúos, ilse ́tis “rest”, ãt-ilsis “ relaxation “. The dissyllabic basis points, shows, evinces Gk. ἐλῑνύω “ lie, rest, be powerless, hesitates, stops “. The whole construction is very dubious; compare about ἐλῑνύω lei-2 “ crouch “ and lēi- “ slacken “.

    References: WP. I 152.