An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Lage
Friedrich Kluge2507482An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, L — Lage1891John Francis Davis

Lage, (illegible text)., ‘situation,’ from MidHG. lâge, OHG. lâga, f., ‘putting, arranging, situation’; from liegen. So too ModHG. Lager, n. (prop. Leger), from MidHG. lëger, OHG. lëgar, m., ‘camp’; comp. E. lair.