Where does “laker” come from?

laker (English) comes from Middle English leikere, from Middle English leiken, from Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

laker (English): One engaged in sport; a player; an actor; A...

Definitions

  1. One engaged in sport; a player; an actor; A...

Ancestry of “laker”, step by step

laker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English leikere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishleikere—
2Middle Englishleikento play, sport
3Old Norseleikato play; plaything, doll; play-sister
4Proto-Germaniclaikanąto jump, play, move, swing about
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Middle English lakere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlakere—
2Middle Englishlaken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →