Where does “lag” come from?

lag (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

lag (Old Saxon): low

Definitions

  1. low

Ancestry of “lag”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēgaz →