Where does “lágþrýstingur” come from?
lágþrýstingur (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.
lágþrýstingur (Icelandic): low blood pressure, hypotension; low atmospheric...
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- low blood pressure, hypotension; low atmospheric...
Ancestry of “lágþrýstingur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |