Where does “laken” come from?
laken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lāken, from Middle Dutch lac, from Old Dutch laka, from Proto-West Germanic laku, from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα.
laken (Dutch): a type of woollen fabric, very sought-after for...
Definitions
- a type of woollen fabric, very sought-after for...
Ancestry of “laken”, step by step
Words derived from “laken”