The story
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*abalagjaną
- English todayofflay
From off- + lay. Possibly from Middle English oflæien (“to offlay; delay”), from Old English ofleċġan (“to lay down; put away; overlay; cover”), from Proto-Germanic *abalagjaną. Compare also Dutch afleggen, German ablegen.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.