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

Definitions

  1. weak, feeble

Ancestry of “lag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlácweak, feeble
2Proto-Celticlaggos—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₁g-weak, feeble; weak, faint

Words derived from “lag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Celtic laggos →Every word from Old Irish lác →