Where does “låginkomst” come from?

låginkomst (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.

låginkomst (Swedish): low income

Definitions

  1. low income

Ancestry of “låginkomst”, step by step

låginkomst traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish låg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlåglow; having a small height; of low moral or...
2Old Swedishlāgherlow
3Old Norselágrlow; short
4Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
5Middle High Germanleger
6Old High Germanlegar
7Old Norselegr
8Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Swedish länd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishländloin
2Old Swedishländland
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Swedish inkomst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishinkomstincome; money one earns by working or...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic legrąEvery word from Old Norse legr
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