Where does “lagman” come from?
lagman (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish laghman, from Old Norse lǫgmaðr, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
lagman (Swedish): a chief judge of a tingsrätt and länsrätt; a...
Definitions
- a chief judge of a tingsrätt and länsrätt; a...
Ancestry of “lagman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | laghman | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | lǫgmaðr | lawspeaker |
| 3 | Old Norse | lǫg | fate; situation, the condition that one is given... |
| 4 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 5 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |