Where does “matlaging” come from?

matlaging (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lage, from Norwegian Bokmål låg, 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 — to lie.

matlaging (Norwegian Bokmål): cooking

Definitions

  1. cooking

Ancestry of “matlaging”, step by step

matlaging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållageto make (something)
2Norwegian Bokmållåga fluid used in the boiling of plant material; a...
3Old Norselágrlow; short
4Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
5Middle High Germanleger
6Old High Germanlegar
7Old Norselegr
8Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Norwegian Bokmål mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmatfood; imperative of mate
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic legrąEvery word from Old Norse legr