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

laag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch lâge

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

via Dutch geschoold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeschooldeducated

Words derived from “laag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →