Where does “lágþýska” come from?
lágþýska (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lágur, from Old Norse lágr, 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.
lágþýska (Icelandic): Low German language
Definitions
- Low German language
Ancestry of “lágþýska”, step by step
lágþýska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic lágur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lágur | low |
| 2 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 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 |
via Icelandic þýska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | þýska | German language |