Where does “lǫgmaðr” come from?

lǫgmaðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

lǫgmaðr (Old Norse): lawspeaker

Definitions

  1. lawspeaker

Ancestry of “lǫgmaðr”, step by step

lǫgmaðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse lǫg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselǫgfate; situation, the condition that one is given...
2Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
3Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Old Norse maðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
2Proto-Germanic*mann-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “lǫgmaðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →