Where does “lutlag” come from?

lutlag (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.

lutlag (Norwegian Nynorsk): a corporation stock-based company, limited company, limited liability company

Definitions

  1. a corporation stock-based company, limited company, limited liability company

Ancestry of “lutlag”, step by step

lutlag 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 lut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskluta part; lye; Used as an intensifier
2Old Norsehlutrpart, thing; participation; fate, lot
3Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →