Where does “lögregluumdæmi” come from?

lögregluumdæmi (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.

lögregluumdæmi (Icelandic): police district, precinct

Definitions

  1. police district, precinct

Ancestry of “lögregluumdæmi”, step by step

lögregluumdæmi 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 umdæmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicumdæmidistrict
2Icelandicdæmiexample, case in point; a instance, occurrence;...
3Old Norsedǿmiproof, reason
4Proto-Germanicdōmijanąto judge
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →