Where does “legg” come from?

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

legg (Norwegian Nynorsk): lower leg from the knee to the ankle, including...

Definitions

  1. lower leg from the knee to the ankle, including...

Ancestry of “legg”, step by step

legg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk leggje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskleggjeto lay, put, place; to build, make; to spread out
2Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
3Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Old Norse leggr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleggrleg, stem
2Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
3Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →