Where does “Lag” come from?

Lag (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German lāga, from Proto-West Germanic liggjan, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Lag (Luxembourgish): location; situation

Definitions

  1. location; situation

Ancestry of “Lag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlāga—
2Proto-West Germanicliggjanto lie, to rest
3Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ligjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic liggjan →