Where does “fotbollslag” come from?
fotbollslag (Swedish) comes from Swedish låg, from Old Swedish lāgher, from Old Norse lágr, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą — to lie.
fotbollslag (Swedish): a football team
Definitions
- a football team
Ancestry of “fotbollslag”, step by step
fotbollslag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish låg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | låg | low; having a small height; of low moral or... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | lāgher | low |
| 3 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 4 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 6 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Swedish fotboll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fotboll | soccer US, football UK; a team sport |
| 2 | Swedish | fot | a foot; the body part touching the ground while... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fōter | foot |
| 4 | Old Norse | fótr | a foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |