Where does “legg” come from?
legg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak-.
legg (Norwegian Bokmål): lower leg from the knee to the ankle, including...
Definitions
- lower leg from the knee to the ankle, including...
Ancestry of “legg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | leggr | leg, stem |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaz | leg, thigh |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (ǝ)lak- | — |