laager
English
/ˈlɑː.ɡə/, /ˈli.ɡəɹ/
noun
Definitions
- A defensive encampment encircled by wagons, especially by South African Boers.
- (military) A temporary formation of armoured vehicles for resupply.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish lager (camp, low, bearing) derived from German Lager (camp, storage, depot, encampment, bearing) derived from Middle High German leger derived from Old High German legar derived from Proto-Germanic *legrą.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*legrą
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Arbeitslager German
- Erzlager German
- Flüchtlingslager German
- Gefangenenlager German
- Konzentrationslager German
- Kriegsgefangenenlager German
- Kugellager German
- Lager German
- Lagergefäß German
- Lagergeld German
- Lagerhalde German
- Lagerkoller German
- Lagermöglichkeit German
- Lagerplatz German
- Lagerraum German
- Lagerregal German
- Lagerstätte German
- Lagertank German
- Lagerwerkstoff German
- Mietlager German
- Munitionslager German
- Nachtlager German
- Nadellager German
- Postlagerkarte German
- Stammlager German
- Tretlager German
- Umerziehungslager German
- Vernichtungslager German
- Zeltlager German
- Zwischenlager German
- belagern German
- lagern German
- kogellager Dutch, Flemish
- lager Dutch, Flemish
- leger Dutch, Flemish
- ла́герь Russian
- лагерь Russian
- *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- lager Norwegian Bokmål
- *legrą Proto-Germanic
- lager Swedish
- lager Norwegian Nynorsk
- leger Old English
- leġer Old English
- legr Old Norse
- lager Danish
- laher Indonesian
- sekolah lanjutan Indonesian
- leger Middle Dutch
- legar Old High German
- laer Afrikaans
- leger Middle High German
- 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍃 Gothic
- laager Estonian