Where does “Verlagerung” come from?
Verlagerung (German) comes from German verlagern, from German lagern, 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.
Verlagerung (German): relocation; shift
Ancestry of “Verlagerung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | verlagern | to relocate; to shift |
| 2 | German | lagern | to store |
| 3 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 5 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |