Where does “lejr” come from?

lejr (Danish) comes from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

lejr (Danish): camp; imperative of lejre

Definitions

  1. camp; imperative of lejre

Ancestry of “lejr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselegr—
2Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “lejr”

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