Etymology of the English word layabout
the English word
layaboutderived from the English word
layderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*legh- (to lie, to lay)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*lagjanan (to lie)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*legh- (to lie, to lay)
derived from the English word
aboutderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ud-Usage
Word found in Modern English