Where does “lag” come from?

lag (Polish) comes from Polish lęgnąć, from Proto-Slavic *lęgti.

lag (Polish): lag

Definitions

  1. lag

Ancestry of “lag”, step by step

lag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish lęgnąć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlęgnąćto hatch
2Proto-Slavic*lęgti—

via English LAG

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLAGLoose and aggressive
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