Where does “brolägga” come from?

brolägga (Swedish) comes from Swedish lägga, from Swedish -a, from Old Swedish -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

brolägga (Swedish): to pave; to bridge, to build a bridge

Definitions

  1. to pave; to bridge, to build a bridge

Ancestry of “brolägga”, step by step

brolägga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lägga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishläggalay, put; to place something down in a position...
2Swedish-aSuffix to mark that the corresponding noun is...
3Old Swedish-aCreates denominative verbs from nouns
4Old Norse-aindicates negation; does not; Creates...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Swedish bro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbroa bridge; a construction that spans a divide; a...
2Old East Norsebrō
3Proto-Germanicbrōwōbridge; brow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰruh-beam; bridge; beam, bridge
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -ōną