Where does “laug” come from?

laug (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

laug (Norwegian Nynorsk): craft union; guild; bath, wash

Definitions

  1. craft union; guild; bath, wash

Ancestry of “laug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
2Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →