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

  1. lower leg from the knee to the ankle, including...

Ancestry of “legg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleggrleg, stem
2Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
3Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaz →Every word from Old Norse leggr →