Where does “lægger” come from?
lægger (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak-.
lægger (Old Swedish): leg; rootstock
Ancestry of “lægger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | leggr | leg, stem |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaz | leg, thigh |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (ǝ)lak- | — |
Words derived from “lægger”