Where does “lah” come from?

lah (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.

lah (Middle English): low

Definitions

  1. low

Ancestry of “lah”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic legrą →Every word from Old Norse legr →
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