Where does “Danelagen” come from?

Danelagen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk låg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Danelagen (Norwegian Nynorsk): The Danelaw

Definitions

  1. The Danelaw

Ancestry of “Danelagen”, step by step

Danelagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk låg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklåglow
2Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
3Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Norwegian Nynorsk dane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdanea Dane
2Old Norsedanirthe Danes
3Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →