Where does “naturlag” come from?

naturlag (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.

naturlag (Swedish): law of nature, physical law

Definitions

  1. law of nature, physical law

Ancestry of “naturlag”, step by step

naturlag 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 natur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnaturnature
2Latinnātūrathe nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic legrąEvery word from Old Norse legr