Where does “liggunderlag” come from?
liggunderlag (Swedish) comes from Swedish underlag, 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.
liggunderlag (Swedish): a groundsheet, made of soft material or inflatable, commonly used in the absence of a furniture bed, like outdoors
Definitions
- a groundsheet, made of soft material or inflatable, commonly used in the absence of a furniture bed, like outdoors
Ancestry of “liggunderlag”, step by step
liggunderlag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish underlag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | underlag | a foundation, a base |
| 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 |