Where does “lágmark” come from?

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

lágmark (Icelandic): minimum

Definitions

  1. minimum

Ancestry of “lágmark”, step by step

lágmark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lag

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

via Icelandic mark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmarksign, mark; target, aim, mark; goal
2Old Norsemark—
3Proto-Germanicmarkąmark, sign, stamp
4Proto-Indo-European*mórǵsboundary, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →