Where does “lakenlood” come from?

lakenlood (Dutch) comes from Dutch laken, 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.

lakenlood (Dutch): A lead seal used to document the origin and...

Definitions

  1. A lead seal used to document the origin and...

Ancestry of “lakenlood”, step by step

lakenlood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch laken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlakena type of woollen fabric, very sought-after for...
2Middle Dutchlākenbroadcloth
3Middle Dutchlacdeficiency
4Old Dutchlaka—
5Proto-West Germaniclakustream; pool, lake
6Finnishlakritsilicorice, liquorice
7Swedishlakritslicorice/liquorice
8Late Latinliquiritia—
9Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
10Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
11Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

via Dutch lood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloodlead; lot; plumb bob, plummet
2Middle Dutchlôotlead metal
3Old Dutchlōt—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύς →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα →