Where does “dúlagrán” come from?

dúlagrán (Irish) comes from Irish dúlagar, from Irish lágar, from English lager, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą — to lie.

dúlagrán (Irish): depressant

Definitions

  1. depressant

Ancestry of “dúlagrán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdúlagardepression
2Irishlágarlager beer
3EnglishlagerA type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting...
4Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
5Middle High Germanleger—
6Old High Germanlegar—
7Old Norselegr—
8Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic legrą →Every word from Old Norse legr →