Where does “lak” come from?

lak (Faroese) comes from Old Norse lak, from Middle Low German lāken, from Old Saxon lakan, from Proto-Germanic lakaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- — to be slack; be limp; droop; sag.

lak (Faroese): sheet

Definitions

sheet

Ancestry of “lak”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	lak	—
2	Middle Low German	lāken	—
3	Old Saxon	lakan	—
4	Proto-Germanic	lakaną	linen; cloth; sheet
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)leh₂g-	to be slack; be limp; droop; sag

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lakaną →Every word from Old Saxon lakan →