Where does “Lager” come from?

Lager (German) comes 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.

Lager (German): a place where one sleeps, such as a bed or a spot...

Definitions

  1. a place where one sleeps, such as a bed or a spot...

Ancestry of “Lager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanleger—
2Old High Germanlegar—
3Old Norselegr—
4Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “Lager”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic legrą →Every word from Old Norse legr →