Where Did the Word "Law" Come From?
Joseph What do eggs and lawyers have in common besides cracking under the shattering load put on them? As it turns out, the words “egg” and “law” were both borrowed from… Old Norse. Though you may not know it, rich and often twisting sagas live in the many words you use daily. In a short time, we will see how the word “law” is an outstanding case of this. Let's start at the beginning, shall we? The oldest forefather of the word "law" that we have found is the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) root "legh," meaning "to lie down or lay." – You may think, "Hey! That's like my kid sister's name 'Ash-leigh!", but you are wrong. That one comes from the PIE root "lauhaz." – Though we have not heard or read PIE, we believe it is roughly what was spoken by the forbears of many in the world, including those in the British Islands. By Jack Lynch In Proto-Germanic (a "daughter" of ...
