Where does “lager” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lager”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lager”

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