Where does “Gleitlager” come from?

Gleitlager (German) comes from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Gleitlager (German): plain bearing

Definitions

  1. plain bearing

Ancestry of “Gleitlager”, step by step

Gleitlager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
2Middle High Germanleger—
3Old High Germanlegar—
4Old Norselegr—
5Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via German gleiten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangleitento glide; to float; to move effortlessly; to...
2Middle High Germanglīten—
3Old High Germanglītanto glide
4Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic legrą →Every word from Old Norse legr →