English
low Fowler's
low + Fowler's
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie’
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Proto-Germanic *ligjaną ‘to lie’
Proto-Germanic *lēgaz ‘low’
Old Norse lágr
Middle English lāh
English low
Today it means
noun A physical position that a patient is placed in, raising the head by 15-30 degrees.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / low Fowler's