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
- shank, lower leg; stipe; second/third-person...
Ancestry of “leggur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | leggr | leg, stem |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaz | leg, thigh |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (ǝ)lak- | — |