Where does “leġer” come from?

leġer (Old English) comes from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

leġer (Old English): couch, bed

Definitions

  1. couch, bed

Ancestry of “leġer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselegr—
2Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “leġer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic legrą →Every word from Old Norse legr →