Where does “ornitolog” come from?

ornitolog (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk log, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

ornitolog (Norwegian Nynorsk): ornithologist

Definitions

ornithologist

Ancestry of “ornitolog”, step by step

ornitolog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk log

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	log	a fluid used in the boiling of plant material; a...
2	Old Norse	lǫg	fate; situation, the condition that one is given...
3	Old Norse	lág	a felled tree; log; lying tree
4	Old Norse	leggja	to lay, place, put; to make, build
5	Proto-Germanic	lagjaną	to lay, to place in a resting position
6	Proto-Indo-European	legʰ-	to lie

via Ancient Greek ὄρνις

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ὄρνις	bird; chicken
2	Ancient Greek	λόγος	That which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3	Ancient Greek	λέγω	I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	leǵ-	to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →