Where does “landslag” come from?

landslag (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.

landslag (Norwegian Nynorsk): national team

Definitions

  1. national team

Ancestry of “landslag”, step by step

landslag 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 land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklandcountry; land; urine from livestock
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →