Where does “vorlag” come from?

vorlag (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vör, from Old Norse vǫrr, from Proto-Germanic weruz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vorlag (Icelandic): springtime

Definitions

  1. springtime

Ancestry of “vorlag”, step by step

vorlag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvörlip
2Old Norsevǫrrlip; a pull of the oar
3Proto-Germanicweruzlip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weruz →
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