Where does “samlagsställning” come from?
samlagsställning (Swedish) comes from Swedish samlag, 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.
Ancestry of “samlagsställning”, step by step
samlagsställning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish samlag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | samlag | intercourse |
| 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 |
via Swedish ställning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ställning | a stand; posture, a way to keep one's body;... |
| 2 | Swedish | ställa | to set; to put something down in an upright... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | stælla | to place upright somewhere |
| 4 | Middle Low German | stellen | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | stellian | to place |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |