Where does “lagengymnastik” come from?

lagengymnastik (Danish) comes from Danish lagen, from Old Norse lak, from Middle Low German lāken, from Old Saxon lakan, from Proto-Germanic lakaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- — to be slack; be limp; droop; sag.

lagengymnastik (Danish): sex

Definitions

  1. sex

Ancestry of “lagengymnastik”, step by step

lagengymnastik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlagensheet; definite singular of lage
2Old Norselak—
3Middle Low Germanlāken—
4Old Saxonlakan—
5Proto-Germaniclakanąlinen; cloth; sheet
6Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂g-to be slack; be limp; droop; sag

via German Gymnastik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGymnastikgymnastics
2Latingymnastica—
3Ancient Greekγυμναστική—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lakaną →Every word from Old Saxon lakan →