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
- cooking
Ancestry of “matlaging”, step by step
matlaging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål lage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lage | to make (something) |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | låg | a fluid used in the boiling of plant material; a... |
| 3 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 4 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 6 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |