Where does “leg” come from?

leg (Middle English) comes from Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak-.

leg (Middle English): leg, limb; shank, shin; leg

Definitions

  1. leg, limb; shank, shin; leg

Ancestry of “leg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleggrleg, stem
2Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
3Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-—

Words derived from “leg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak- →