Where does “leger” come from?

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

Ancestry of “leger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlegar—
2Old Norselegr—
3Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “leger”

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