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

  1. sister-in-law

Ancestry of “sistalɔ́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsister-in-lawA female relative of one's generation, separated...
2Middle Englishsuster-in-lawesister-in-law
3Middle EnglishlaweA law, regulation, or a group of them; Morality,...
4Old Englishlagusea, water, lake; the runic character ᛚ; law,...
5Old Norselǫgfate; situation, the condition that one is given...
6Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
7Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
8Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjanąEvery word from Old Norse leggja