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

Definitions

  1. hollow; depression

Ancestry of “lægd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselægða hollow, low place; lowness; degradation
2Proto-Germaniclēgiþōan area where the ground is lower
3Proto-Germaniclēgazlow; flat, level with the ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēgaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēgiþō →