Where does “laagspanning” come from?

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

laagspanning (Dutch): low voltage

Definitions

  1. low voltage

Ancestry of “laagspanning”, step by step

laagspanning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch laag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlaaglow; layer; class, when referring to social class
2Middle Dutchlâgelow, close to the ground
3Old Dutchlāgi—
4Proto-Germaniclēgazlow; flat, level with the ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Dutch spanning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspanningtension; voltage
2Middle Dutchspanninge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →