Where does “karlægur” come from?
karlægur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kör, from Old Norse kǫr, from Proto-Germanic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.
karlægur (Icelandic): bedridden of age
Ancestry of “karlægur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | kör | a bed in which one lies bedridden |
| 2 | Old Norse | kǫr | sickbed |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | karō | complaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |