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

Definitions

  1. a hot coaster, a trivet

Ancestry of “grytunderlägg”, step by step

grytunderlägg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish underlägg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishunderlägga coaster, a mat
2Swedishlägga leg; knuckle, shin, hand; part of a leg of an...
3Old Swedishlæggerleg; rootstock
4Old Norseleggrleg, stem
5Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
6Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-

via Swedish gryta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrytapot; a cooking-vessel; stew; a kind of dish
2Old Swedishgryta
3Old Norsegrýta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak-Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjazEvery word from Old Norse leggr
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