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Where does “laak” come from?

laak (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lāke, from Old Dutch *laca, from Proto-West Germanic laku, from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς.

laak (Dutch): pond, pool, lake; watercourse, stream; A drainage...

Definitions

  1. pond, pool, lake; watercourse, stream; A drainage...

Ancestry of “laak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlāke—
2Old Dutch*laca—
3Proto-West Germaniclakustream; pool, lake
4Finnishlakritsilicorice, liquorice
5Swedishlakritslicorice/liquorice
6Late Latinliquiritia—
7Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
8Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
9Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—
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