Where does “låg” come from?

låg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse lágr, 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.

låg (Norwegian Bokmål): a fluid used in the boiling of plant material; a...

Definitions

  1. a fluid used in the boiling of plant material; a...

Ancestry of “låg”, step by step

låg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse lágr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselágrlow; short
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 Old Norse lág

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
2Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
3Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position

Words derived from “låg”

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