Where does “lauga” come from?
lauga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic laug, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
lauga (Icelandic): to bathe; indefinite genitive plural of laug
Definitions
- to bathe; indefinite genitive plural of laug
Ancestry of “lauga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | laug | bath, pool; hot spring, warm spring, a naturally... |
| 2 | Old Norse | laug | bath; hot spring; first-person singular past... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |