Where does “leger” come from?

leger (Indonesian) comes from Dutch legger, from Middle Dutch legger.

leger (Indonesian): larger floor crossbeam

Definitions

  1. larger floor crossbeam

Ancestry of “leger”, step by step

leger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch legger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchleggerAn animal that lays eggs, especially an...
2Middle Dutchlegger

via Betawi lègèr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Betawilègèr

via Javanese ꦭꦺꦒꦺꦂ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦭꦺꦒꦺꦂ
Every word from Middle Dutch legger