Where does “leggur” come from?

leggur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak-.

leggur (Faroese): shank, lower leg; stipe; second/third-person...

Definitions

  1. shank, lower leg; stipe; second/third-person...

Ancestry of “leggur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleggrleg, stem
2Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
3Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak-Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjazEvery word from Old Norse leggr