Where does “lag” come from?
lag (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish lác, from Proto-Celtic laggos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- — weak, feeble; weak, faint.
lag (Scottish Gaelic): weak, feeble
Ancestry of “lag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | lác | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | laggos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₁g- | weak, feeble; weak, faint |