Where does “lagbrytare” come from?

lagbrytare (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.

lagbrytare (Swedish): lawbreaker

Definitions

  1. lawbreaker

Ancestry of “lagbrytare”, step by step

lagbrytare traces back through two 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 bryta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrytato break; to end abruptly; cut; to cease...
2Old Swedishbrȳtato break, crush
3Old Norsebrjótato break; to break open; to destroy, demolish
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic legrą →Every word from Old Norse legr →