Etymology of the English word laager
the English word
laagerderived from the Obsolete Afrikaans word
lagerderived from the German word
Lagerderived from the Middle High German word
legerderived from the Old High German word
legarderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*legh- (to lie, to lay)
derived from the German word
lagerderived from the High German word
legarDate
The earliest known usage of laager in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
