Where does “lag” come from?

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

lag (Icelandic): layer; stratum; tune, song

Definitions

  1. layer; stratum; tune, song

Ancestry of “lag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
2Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
3Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “lag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →