Where does “tanglelegs” come from?

tanglelegs (English) comes from English legs, from English leg, from Middle English leg, from Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak-.

tanglelegs (English): Alcoholic liquor

Definitions

  1. Alcoholic liquor

Ancestry of “tanglelegs”, step by step

tanglelegs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English legs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlegsplural of leg; eleven; viscous streaks left on...
2EnglishlegA limb or appendage that an animal uses for...
3Middle Englishlegleg, limb; shank, shin; leg
4Old Norseleggrleg, stem
5Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
6Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-—

via English tangle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtangleto become mixed together or intertwined; to enter...
2Old Norseþangtangle; seaweed
3Old Norseþongull—
4Proto-Germanicþanga—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
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