Where does “lágr” come from?

lágr (Old Norse) comes 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.

lágr (Old Norse): low; short

Definitions

  1. low; short

Ancestry of “lágr”, step by step

lágr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
2Middle High Germanleger—
3Old High Germanlegar—
4Old Norselegr—
5Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Proto-Germanic lēgaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclēgazlow; flat, level with the ground
2Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—

Words derived from “lágr”

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