Where does “niðurlægja” come from?
niðurlægja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lægja, from Old Norse lægi, from Serbo-Croatian legija, from Latin legiō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
niðurlægja (Icelandic): to humiliate, to abase
Definitions
- to humiliate, to abase
Ancestry of “niðurlægja”, step by step
niðurlægja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic lægja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lægja | to reduce, to make lower |
| 2 | Old Norse | lægi | berth, anchorage |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | legija | legion |
| 4 | Latin | legiō | A legion |
| 5 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |