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Where does “laag” come from?

laag (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lâge, from Old Dutch lāgi, from Proto-Germanic lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

laag (Dutch): low; layer; class, when referring to social class

Definitions

  1. low; layer; class, when referring to social class

Ancestry of “laag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlâge—
2Old Dutchlāgi—
3Proto-Germaniclēgazlow; flat, level with the ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “laag”

  • zandlaag
  • kwartslaag
  • laagdoorlaatfilter
  • laaggebergte
  • laagdrempelig
  • laagspanning
  • laer
  • laag
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