Where does “lägg” come from?

lägg (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish lægger, from Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak-.

lägg (Swedish): a leg; knuckle, shin, hand; part of a leg of an...

Definitions

  1. a leg; knuckle, shin, hand; part of a leg of an...

Ancestry of “lägg”, step by step

lägg traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish lægger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlæggerleg; rootstock
2Old Norseleggrleg, stem
3Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
4Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-—

via Old Norse lagg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselaggbarrel stave, split piece of wood
2Proto-Germaniclawwd—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via English LAG

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLAGLoose and aggressive

Words derived from “lägg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaz →Every word from Old Norse leggr →