ENGLISH ROOT WORD: law "law." from Old Norse lagu, lag

【law】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old Norse word(s) "lagu," and "lag." It carries the basic meaning of "law."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "law"]

fellow ***[2221] A fellow is a man or boy.
law ****[999] The law is a system of rules that a society or government develops in order to deal with crime, business agreements, and social relationships. You can also use the law to refer to the people who work in this system.
lawyer ****[1563] A lawyer is a person who is qualified to advise people about the law and represent them in court.

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[WORD ROOT]root law
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] law, low
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old Norse) lagu, lag
[MEANING]root law

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 lagu [from Old Norse lag] law
• 【Old English】 laga [plural of lagu]
• 【Old English】 lagian
• 【Old English】 lah-
• 【Old Norse】 lagu [collective plural of lag] law
• 【Old Norse】 lag [from Proto-Germanic *lagam, from PIE root *legh-] layer, measure, stroke; act of laying, something laid down or fixed; (literally) something laid down, that which is fixed or set

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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fellow ★★★[2221] noun
【DEFINITION】 A fellow is a man or boy.
【pl.】 fellows
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fe(fee); fee ⑵ l; - ⑶ low(law);
【Etymology】 《Old Norse felag》 [fe("cattle, money")+lag("act of laying")] partnership
【First Known Meaning】 companion, comrade,

law ★★★★[999] noun from law
【DEFINITION】 The law is a system of rules that a society or government develops in order to deal with crime, business agreements, and social relationships. You can also use the law to refer to the people who work in this system.
【pl.】 laws
【SYNONYM】 principle
【ROOTs】 law; law
【Etymology】 《Old English lagu》 [from Old Norse lag] law
【First Known Meaning】 ordinance, rule prescribed by authority, regulation; district governed by the same laws;
【DERIVATIVEs】 lawful, lawfully, lawfulness, law

lawyer ★★★★[1563] noun from law
【DEFINITION】 A lawyer is a person who is qualified to advise people about the law and represent them in court.
【pl.】 lawyers
【ROOTs】 ⑴ law; law ⑵ yer; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English lagu》 [from Old Norse lag] law

Other words containing "law"; lawful

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

late
late
land
labor
know
knot-, knit-
kin
just-, jus-
jure
judic-, Jud, judge

 

 

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