Where does “lægð” come from?
lægð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic lēgiþō, from Proto-Germanic lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
lægð (Old Norse): a hollow, low place; lowness; degradation
Definitions
- a hollow, low place; lowness; degradation
Ancestry of “lægð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | lēgiþō | an area where the ground is lower |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lēgaz | low; flat, level with the ground |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
Words derived from “lægð”