Where does “lagstiftare” come from?
lagstiftare (Swedish) comes from Swedish lagstifta, 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 — to lie.
lagstiftare (Swedish): a legislator; one who creates law
Definitions
- a legislator; one who creates law
Ancestry of “lagstiftare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lagstifta | to legislate |
| 2 | Swedish | låg | low; having a small height; of low moral or... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | lāgher | low |
| 4 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 5 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 6 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 7 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 8 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |