Where does “lawlessly” come from?
lawlessly (English) comes from English lawless, from Middle English laweles, from Middle English lawe, from Old English lagu, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną — to lie.
lawlessly (English): In a lawless manner
Definitions
- In a lawless manner
Ancestry of “lawlessly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lawless | Not governed by any law; Prohibited by law;... |
| 2 | Middle English | laweles | Not following the law or discipline; unruly,... |
| 3 | Middle English | lawe | A law, regulation, or a group of them; Morality,... |
| 4 | Old English | lagu | sea, water, lake; the runic character ᛚ; law,... |
| 5 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 6 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 7 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |