Where does “lægd” come from?
lægd (Faroese) comes from Old Norse lægð, from Proto-Germanic lēgiþō, from Proto-Germanic lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
lægd (Faroese): hollow; depression
Ancestry of “lægd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | lægð | a hollow, low place; lowness; degradation |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lēgiþō | an area where the ground is lower |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lēgaz | low; flat, level with the ground |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |