Where does “orlæg” come from?
orlæg (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic uzlagą, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
orlæg (Old English): fate, destiny
Ancestry of “orlæg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | uzlagą | fate, destiny |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |