Where does “leg” come from?
leg (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse leg, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
leg (Westrobothnian): afterbirth from calving
Ancestry of “leg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | leg | burial place |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |