Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “lagh” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
2Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
3Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “lagh”

  • grundlag
  • laglig
  • tennislag
  • fotbollslag
  • lagråd
  • lagarbete
  • kammarrättslagman
  • lagledare
  • yttrandefrihetsgrundlag
  • lag
  • olaglig
  • grundlagsvidrig
  • lagstifta
  • lagstiftning
  • vederlag
  • lagrådsremiss
  • lagstiftare
  • lagrum
  • lagrumshänvisning
  • landslag
  • högskolelag
  • ramlag
  • laglös
  • hovrättslagman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →