Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “legar” come from?

legar (Old High German) comes from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Ancestry of “legar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “legar”

  • lager
  • laager
  • lagerphone
  • lagerstätte
  • lagered up
  • lagerlike
  • лагерь
  • lager
  • Stammlager
  • Kugellager
  • Konzentrationslager
  • Nadellager
  • Lagertank
  • Lagerung
  • Zeltlager
  • Calciumablagerung
  • Flüchtlingslager
  • Lagergeld
  • Strontiumlagerstätte
  • Lagerhaus
  • Sekundärlagerstätte
  • Endlager
  • Lager
  • Arbeitslager
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →