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Where does “lag” come from?

lag (Irish) comes from Old Irish lác, from Proto-Celtic laggos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- — weak, feeble; weak, faint.

lag (Irish): weak

Definitions

  1. weak

Ancestry of “lag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlác—
2Proto-Celticlaggos—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₁g-weak, feeble; weak, faint

Words derived from “lag”

  • lage
  • lagmheasartha
  • lagmheasarthacht
  • lagsprid
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