Where does “лагер” come from?
лагер (Bulgarian) comes from Russian ла́герь, 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.
лагер (Bulgarian): camp, encampment
Definitions
- camp, encampment
Ancestry of “лагер”, step by step
лагер traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ла́герь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ла́герь | camp, camp-out |
| 2 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 4 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via German Lagerbier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lagerbier | lager beer; beer made for storing |
| 2 | German | bier | singular imperative of bieren; first-person... |
| 3 | Middle High German | bier | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bior | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | beuʀ | beer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | beuzą | beer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰews- | dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast |