Etymology

lagan

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Today it means: Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership. Full definition →

Old French lagan ← Medieval Latin laga maris ← Old Norse lǫg
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lagan · noun1

  1. Latin · derived frommaris“of the sea”
  2. Old Norse · derived fromlǫg“law”
  3. Medieval Latin · derived fromlaga maris“law of the sea”
  4. Old French · derived fromlagan
  5. English todaylagan

Per Littré, from Old French lagan, from Medieval Latin laga maris (“law of the sea”), from Old Norse lǫg (“law”) and Latin maris (“of the sea”)

Lagan · proper noun2

  1. Kankanaey · borrowed fromLagan
  2. English todayLagan

Borrowed from Kankanaey Lagan, from lagan (“sand”).

Words from the same roots

Old Norselǫg all →

lawlawting

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