Where does “lagkappsimning” come from?

lagkappsimning (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.

lagkappsimning (Swedish): relay swimming

Definitions

  1. relay swimming

Ancestry of “lagkappsimning”, step by step

lagkappsimning 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 käpp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkäppstick
2Dutchkapcap; cover; stroke; chopping
3Middle Dutchcappe
4Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
5Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
6Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
7Egyptian𓂧

via Swedish simning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsimningswimming
2Swedishsimmato swim; to take a bath, to bathe
3Old Norsesvimmato swim
4Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-