Where does “fangeleir” come from?

fangeleir (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.

fangeleir (Norwegian Bokmål): a prison camp

Definitions

  1. a prison camp

Ancestry of “fangeleir”, step by step

fangeleir 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 fange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfangeconvict, inmate, prisoner; to catch, to capture
2Old Norsefangi—
3Middle Low Germanvangene—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic legrą →Every word from Old Norse legr →