Where does “laglína” come from?

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

laglína (Icelandic): melody

Definitions

  1. melody

Ancestry of “laglína”, step by step

laglína 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 lína

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclínaa line, a straight line; a fishing line; a...
2Old Norselína—
3Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
4Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →