lägel
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- a container for transportation of liquids, e.g. a wooden barrel or a ceramic flagon
- a wineskin
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish läghil derived from Latin lagena derived from Ancient Greek λάγῡνος.
Origin
Ancient Greek
λάγῡνος
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- leili Finnish
- leilinkantopuu Finnish
- nahkaleili Finnish
- lagellum Latin
- lagena Latin
- lagēna Latin
- λάγηνος Ancient Greek
- λάγῡνος Ancient Greek
- legill Icelandic
- läghil Old Swedish