Where does “laillistuttaa” come from?
laillistuttaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish laillistaa, from Finnish laillinen, from Finnish laki, from Old Swedish lagh, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
laillistuttaa (Finnish): To have something made legal
Definitions
- To have something made legal
Ancestry of “laillistuttaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laillistaa | To legalize, make legal, decriminalize |
| 2 | Finnish | laillinen | legal, lawful, legitimate |
| 3 | Finnish | laki | A summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | lagh | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 6 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |