log - how it developed?

Greetings all,

I'm still wrestling with the issue of the Norse term "log".

I am trying to understand how *legh- 'that which is (physically) laid
down' came to mean "law".
At first it looks like a rather simple progression, but when I
examine the other terms derived from *legh- I see such entries as:
OE lecgan = to lay
OE belecgan = to cover or surround
OHG legar = bed, lair
ON lagr = low
Germanic *lega = lying flat
OHG laga = the act of laying

I see that AHDIER states law derives from ON *lagu, lag- = that which
is set down.


What I wonder is how a term describing such a physical act of placing
something down - came to mean the conceptual act of establish laws.

Can anyone help clarify this for me please?

Could it also possibly be that our current theory is incorrect; and
that "log" stems not from 'legh' but rather from 'leg 1' meaning 'to
speak'??
I don't see leg-1 producing o-grade forms in the Germanic tongues,
but the association with 'lex' and the thought of law as being a
decree, combine to make me wonder about such a possibility.

As always, any help would be greatly appreciated!

Regards,
-Aydan