Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “legr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “legr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “legr”

  • keskitysleiri
  • leiriytyä
  • tuhoamisleiri
  • pakolaisleiri
  • leiripaikka
  • ampumaleiri
  • kuolemanleiri
  • leirintäalue
  • leirintä
  • leirikeskus
  • leiri
  • työleiri
  • läger
  • dødsleir
  • arbeidsleir
  • fangeleir
  • leir
  • treningsleir
  • konsentrasjonsleir
  • leirbål
  • dødsleir
  • arbeidsleir
  • leirdueskyting
  • leirdue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →