Where does “leg” come from?

Leg comes from Middle English legge, from Old Norse leggr, from Latin leuga, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-, meaning to lie or recline.

leg (English): A limb or appendage that an animal uses for...

Definitions

  1. A limb or appendage that an animal uses for...

Ancestry of “leg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlegleg, limb; shank, shin; leg
2Old Norseleggrleg, stem
3Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
4Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-

Words derived from “leg

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak-