Where does “frumlag” come from?

frumlag (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lag, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

frumlag (Icelandic): a subject; the word or word group that is dealt with

Definitions

  1. a subject; the word or word group that is dealt with

Ancestry of “frumlag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclaglayer; stratum; tune, song
2Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
3Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →