Old Norse
lag
‘layer, stratum, a laying in order, measure, stroke’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Old Norse lag.
5 English words in this record descend from Old Norse lag, most familiar first.
- law ← lawe ← lagu ← lǫg
- lawyer ← lawiere ← lawe ← lagu ← *lagu
- lawless ← laweles ← lawe ← lagu ← lǫg
- lawlessness ← lawless ← laweles ← lawe ← lagu
- lawlessly ← lawless ← laweles ← lawe ← lagu
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Old Norse lag