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
- to wet, moisten; to water; to wash land
Ancestry of “lag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | lag- | — |
| 2 | Irish | lag | weak |
| 3 | Old Irish | lác | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | laggos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₁g- | weak, feeble; weak, faint |