Where does “epilog” come from?

epilog (Swedish) comes from Swedish lög, from Old Swedish løgh, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

epilog (Swedish): an epilogue; a short speech, spoken directly at...

Definitions

  1. an epilogue; a short speech, spoken directly at...

Ancestry of “epilog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlögbath
2Old Swedishløghbath, wash
3Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
4Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →
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