Where does “læger” come from?

læger (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

læger (Norwegian Nynorsk): indefinite plural of låg

Definitions

  1. indefinite plural of låg

Ancestry of “læger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselegr—
2Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic legrą →Every word from Old Norse legr →