Where does “lögmaður” come from?

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

lögmaður (Icelandic): attorney, solicitor, barrister

Definitions

  1. attorney, solicitor, barrister

Ancestry of “lögmaður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselǫgmaðrlawspeaker
2Old Norselǫgfate; situation, the condition that one is given...
3Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
4Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
5Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →