Where does “grytunderlägg” come from?
grytunderlägg (Swedish) comes from Swedish underlägg, from Swedish lägg, from Old Swedish lægger, from Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak-.
grytunderlägg (Swedish): a hot coaster, a trivet
Ancestry of “grytunderlägg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | underlägg | a coaster, a mat |
| 2 | Swedish | lägg | a leg; knuckle, shin, hand; part of a leg of an... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | lægger | leg; rootstock |
| 4 | Old Norse | leggr | leg, stem |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaz | leg, thigh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (ǝ)lak- | — |