Where does “łagier” come from?

łagier (Polish) comes from Russian ла́герь, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

łagier (Polish): Soviet forced labor camp

Definitions

  1. Soviet forced labor camp

Ancestry of “łagier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianла́герьcamp, camp-out
2Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
3Middle High Germanleger—
4Old High Germanlegar—
5Old Norselegr—
6Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “łagier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →