1. Etymology of the English word law
the English word
lawderived from the Norse root
*laguderived from the Old Norse word
lagderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*legh- (to lie, to lay)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*laganderived from the Old Norse word
lögderived from the Old Norse word
lagderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*legh- (to lie, to lay)
Derivations in English
law,
lawsuit,
scofflaw,
lawbook,
lawful,
lawgiver,
lawless,
lawmaker,
lawman,
lawyerCognates
French
laganUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word law
derived from the English word
lawderived from the English word
lawderived from the Norse root
*laguderived from the Old Norse word
lagderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*legh- (to lie, to lay)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*laganderived from the Old Norse word
lögderived from the Old Norse word
lagderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*legh- (to lie, to lay)
Usage
Word found in Array English
