Where does “lawbook” come from?
lawbook (English) comes from English law, from Middle English lawe, from Old English lagu, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
lawbook (English): A book in which laws are codified; A textbook on...
Definitions
- A book in which laws are codified; A textbook on...
Ancestry of “lawbook”, step by step
lawbook traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English law
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | law | The body of binding rules and regulations,... |
| 2 | Middle English | lawe | A law, regulation, or a group of them; Morality,... |
| 3 | Old English | lagu | sea, water, lake; the runic character ᛚ; law,... |
| 4 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 5 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 6 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |