orlay

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*uzlagą“destiny; fate”
2. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*oʀlag
3. Old English · learned borrowing fromorlæġ“fate”
4. English todayorlay

Learned borrowing from Old English orlæġ (“fate”), from Proto-West Germanic *oʀlag, *uʀlag, from Proto-Germanic *uzlagą (“destiny; fate”, literally “that which is laid out; out-lay; plan; design”). For more, see Old English or-, English lay.