Where does “laghe” come from?

laghe (Middle English) comes from Old Norse lágr, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

laghe (Middle English): Alternative form of laughen; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of laughen; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “laghe”, step by step

laghe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse lágr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselágrlow; short
2Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
3Middle High Germanleger—
4Old High Germanlegar—
5Old Norselegr—
6Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Middle English laughen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlaughenTo laugh; to break out in laughter or laughing;...
2Old Englishhlæhhan—
3Proto-West Germanichlahhjanto laugh
4Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic legrą →Every word from Old Norse legr →