Where does “lägg” come from?

lägg (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak-.

lägg (Westrobothnian): calf; the back side of the lower part of the leg

Definitions

  1. calf; the back side of the lower part of the leg

Ancestry of “lägg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleggrleg, stem
2Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
3Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-—

Words derived from “lägg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ǝ)lak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaz →Every word from Old Norse leggr →