Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “løgh” come from?

løgh (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

løgh (Old Swedish): bath, wash

Definitions

  1. bath, wash

Ancestry of “løgh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
2Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “løgh”

  • lög
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