Where does “laer” come from?

laer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch lager, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

laer (Afrikaans): wagon fort; laager; bearing; comparative degree...

Definitions

  1. wagon fort; laager; bearing; comparative degree...

Ancestry of “laer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlagerbearing; beer of low fermentation; laager
2Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
3Middle High Germanleger—
4Old High Germanlegar—
5Old Norselegr—
6Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “laer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic legrą →Every word from Old Norse legr →