Where does “treningsleir” come from?
treningsleir (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk leir, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
treningsleir (Norwegian Nynorsk): a training camp
Ancestry of “treningsleir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | leir | a camp |
| 2 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 4 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |