Where does “lovlighed” come from?
lovlighed (Danish) comes from Danish lovlig, from Danish lov, from Old Danish logh, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
lovlighed (Danish): legality
Definitions
- legality
Ancestry of “lovlighed”, step by step
lovlighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish lovlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | lovlig | lawful; legal; a little too |
| 2 | Danish | lov | law; permission; praise |
| 3 | Old Danish | logh | law |
| 4 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 5 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 6 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |