Where does “örlög” come from?

örlög (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ørlǫg, from Proto-Germanic uzlagą, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

örlög (Icelandic): destiny

Definitions

  1. destiny

Ancestry of “örlög”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseørlǫgfate, doom, fortunes
2Proto-Germanicuzlagąfate, destiny
3Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →