Where does “laweman” come from?
laweman (Middle English) comes from Old English lahmann, from Old Norse lǫgmaðr, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
Ancestry of “laweman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | lahmann | lawman |
| 2 | Old Norse | lǫgmaðr | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 4 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 5 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
Words derived from “laweman”