Where does “lagered up” come from?
lagered up (English) comes from English lager, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
lagered up (English): Drunk on lager
Definitions
- Drunk on lager
Ancestry of “lagered up”, step by step
lagered up traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lager | A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting... |
| 2 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 4 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |