Where does “sistalɔ́” come from?
sistalɔ́ (Pichinglis) comes from English sister-in-law, from Middle English suster-in-lawe, from Middle English lawe, from Old English lagu, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną — to lie.
sistalɔ́ (Pichinglis): sister-in-law
Definitions
- sister-in-law
Ancestry of “sistalɔ́”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sister-in-law | A female relative of one's generation, separated... |
| 2 | Middle English | suster-in-lawe | sister-in-law |
| 3 | Middle English | lawe | A law, regulation, or a group of them; Morality,... |
| 4 | Old English | lagu | sea, water, lake; the runic character ᛚ; law,... |
| 5 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 6 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 7 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |