Where does “lain” come from?

lain (Finnish) comes 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.

lain (Finnish): Synonym of lainkaan; inflection of laki: ##...

Definitions

  1. Synonym of lainkaan; inflection of laki: ##...

Ancestry of “lain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlakiA summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or...
2Old Swedishlagh—
3Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
4Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
5Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “lain”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →