Where does “Lake” come from?
Lake comes from French laque, from Middle Dutch laken, from Middle Dutch lac, from Sanskrit लाक्षा, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root leg-.
Lake (English): A small stream of running water; a channel for...
Definitions
- A small stream of running water; a channel for...
Ancestry of “Lake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lake | lake, watercourse, body of water |
| 2 | Old English | lacu | pool, pond; expanse of water, lake; stream,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | laku | stream; pool, lake |
| 4 | Finnish | lakritsi | licorice, liquorice |
| 5 | Swedish | lakrits | licorice/liquorice |
| 6 | Late Latin | liquiritia | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύρριζα | licorice |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύς | sweet |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *dlukús | — |