lag

Norwegian Nynorsk

noun-n1
Definitions
  • layer
  • team (group of people)
  • mood
  • (military) a squad

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse lag (fellowship, place, layer, stratum, companionship, thrust, stab, etc, standard, cohabitation, due place) inherited from Proto-Germanic *lagą (that which is laid down, something laid, law) root from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*legʰ-

Gloss

lie, lie down, lay, be situated, recline, resting place, put down

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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