Where does “legunautur” come from?

legunautur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lega, from Old Norse lega, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

legunautur (Icelandic): bedmate, messmate, bunkmate

Definitions

  1. bedmate, messmate, bunkmate

Ancestry of “legunautur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclegathe condition of lying; a period of infirmity,...
2Old Norselegalying in bed
3Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ligjaną →Every word from Old Norse lega →