Where does “pålæg” come from?
pålæg (Danish) comes from Danish pålægge, from Danish lægge, from Old Swedish læggia, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
pålæg (Danish): a topping, a filling for bread and sandwiches
Definitions
- a topping, a filling for bread and sandwiches
Ancestry of “pålæg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | pålægge | direct, instruct, order; enjoin; impose |
| 2 | Danish | lægge | to lay; to put, place; indefinite plural of læg |
| 3 | Old Swedish | læggia | lay, put in a resting position |
| 4 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |