Where does “dødsleir” come from?

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

dødsleir (Norwegian Bokmål): a death camp

Definitions

  1. a death camp

Ancestry of “dødsleir”, step by step

dødsleir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål leir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleira camp
2Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
3Middle High Germanleger—
4Old High Germanlegar—
5Old Norselegr—
6Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Norwegian Bokmål død

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldøddeath; dead, deceased; invalid
2Danishdøddead, inanimate; slack; death, decease, demise
3Old Danishdøth—
4Old Norsedauðrdead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic legrą →Every word from Old Norse legr →