løg-

Faroese

/ˈlœk/

prefix

Definitions

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse lǫg (law, laws, things laid down fixed, the things that are laid down) derived from Proto-Germanic *lagą (that which is laid down, something laid, law).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*lagą

Gloss

that which is laid down, something laid, law

Concept

Semantic Field

Law

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*legʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*lagą Proto-Germanic
lov Norwegian Nynorsk
lagu Old English
lag Old Norse
lagaskipan Old Norse
lǫg Old Norse
lǫgeyrir Old Norse
lǫgrétta Old Norse
lov Danish
lög Icelandic
*lako Proto-Finnic
lagh Old Swedish
logh Old Danish