Swedish word lagom comes from Proto-Indo-European *logʰeye-, Proto-Indo-European *lakw-, and later Proto-Germanic *lēgaz (Flat, level with the ground. Low.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *logʰeye- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *lakw- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | lake, pond, lake, pool, water, body of water, lake |
| *lēgaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Flat, level with the ground. Low. |
| *lagą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Situation, law. |
| *lókus | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | Pond, pool. |
| lágr | Old Norse (non) | Low. |
| lag | Old Norse (non) | |
| *laguz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (Runic alphabet) name of the L-rune (ᛚ). Sea, ocean. Water. Wetness. |
| lagh | Old Swedish (gmq-osw) | |
| lǫgr | Old Norse (non) | |
| lagher | Old Swedish (gmq-osw) | Low. |
| lag | Swedish (sv) | (mathematics) a law; a statement that is true under specified conditions.. A law; a one-sided contract.. A law; a written or understood rule that concerns behaviours and the appropriate consequences thereof. Laws are usually associated with mores.. A law; an observed physical law.. Law; the body of written rules governing a society. (cooking) a water-based solution of sugar, salt and/or [...] |
| lagom | Swedish (sv) | (just) right, fitting, neither too much nor too little (just) right, fitting, neither too much nor too little. |