Where does “Aslaug” come from?
Aslaug (Norwegian) comes from Old Norse Áslaug, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
Ancestry of “Aslaug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | Áslaug | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | laug | bath; hot spring; first-person singular past... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |