Where does “skrinlægge” come from?

skrinlægge (Danish) comes from Danish lægge, from Old Swedish læggia, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

skrinlægge (Danish): to shelve; to indefinitely postpone a project, without explicitly ending it

Definitions

  1. to shelve; to indefinitely postpone a project, without explicitly ending it

Ancestry of “skrinlægge”, step by step

skrinlægge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lægge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlæggeto lay; to put, place; indefinite plural of læg
2Old Swedishlæggialay, put in a resting position
3Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Danish skrin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskrincase, box; chest
2Old Norseskrín—
3Latinscriniumcase or chest for books or papers; portfolio,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →