Where does “pålegg” come from?
pålegg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pålegge, from Norwegian Bokmål legge, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
pålegg (Norwegian Bokmål): topping for bread; imperative of pålegge
Definitions
- topping for bread; imperative of pålegge
Ancestry of “pålegg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | pålegge | to impose; to order; to increase, raise |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | legge | to lay, put, place |
| 3 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
Words derived from “pålegg”