Where does “lögreglustöð” come from?

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

lögreglustöð (Icelandic): police station

Definitions

  1. police station

Ancestry of “lögreglustöð”, step by step

lögreglustöð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lögregla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclögreglapolice; policeman
2Icelandiclöglaw or laws, statute; inflection of lag: ##...
3Old Norselǫgfate; situation, the condition that one is given...
4Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
5Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
6Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Icelandic stöð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstöðstation; channel, station
2Old Norsestǫða landing-place, berth, harbour; place, position,...
3Old Norsestandato stand
4Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →