Where does “sigøjnerlejr” come from?

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

sigøjnerlejr (Danish): a Gypsy camp

Definitions

  1. a Gypsy camp

Ancestry of “sigøjnerlejr”, step by step

sigøjnerlejr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lejr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlejrcamp; imperative of lejre
2Old Norselegr—
3Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Danish sigøjner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishsigøjnerGypsy
2GermanZigeunerGypsy, member of the Roma, Romani person; member...
3Byzantine Greekἀθίγγανος—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic legrą →Every word from Old Norse legr →
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