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Where does “lawiere” come from?

lawiere (Middle English) comes from Middle English lawe, from Old English lagu, 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 “lawiere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlaweA law, regulation, or a group of them; Morality,...
2Old Englishlagusea, water, lake; the runic character ᛚ; law,...
3Old Norselǫgfate; situation, the condition that one is given...
4Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
5Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
6Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
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