Where does “lag” come from?

lag (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian lag-, from Irish lag, from Old Irish lác, from Proto-Celtic laggos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- — weak, feeble; weak, faint.

lag (Albanian): to wet, moisten; to water; to wash land

Definitions

  1. to wet, moisten; to water; to wash land

Ancestry of “lag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianlag-—
2Irishlagweak
3Old Irishlácweak, feeble
4Proto-Celticlaggos—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₁g-weak, feeble; weak, faint

Words derived from “lag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Celtic laggos →Every word from Old Irish lác →