Where does “lög” come from?

lög (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish løgh, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lög (Swedish): bath

Definitions

  1. bath

Ancestry of “lög”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishløghbath, wash
2Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
3Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lög

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃-Every word from Proto-Germanic laugōEvery word from Old Norse laug