Where does “lack” come from?

lack (English) comes from Middle English lack, from Old English *læc.

lack (English): A defect or failing; moral or spiritual...

Definitions

  1. A defect or failing; moral or spiritual...

Ancestry of “lack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlack—
2Old English*læc—

Words derived from “lack”

Every word from Old English *læc →Every word from Middle English lack →