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): first-person singular present of lagern; singular...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present of lagern; singular...

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- →