leggur

Faroese

/ˈlɛkːʊɹ/

noun

Definitions

shank, lower leg
stipe

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse leggr (bone, stalk, leg, bone of the arm leg, calf, hollow tube, lower leg) inherited from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz (thigh, leg) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(H)lak-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(H)lak-

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*(H)lak- Proto-Indo-European
*(ǝ)lak- Proto-Indo-European
legg Norwegian Bokmål
*lagjaz Proto-Germanic
legg Norwegian Nynorsk
leg Middle English
leggr Old Norse
þjóleggr Old Norse
læg Danish
leggur Icelandic
lægger Old Swedish
lägg Westrobothnian