Where does “laîche” come from?

laîche (French) comes from Middle French laische, from Old French lesche, from Frankish lisca, from Proto-Germanic liskō — sedge.

laîche (French): sedge

Definitions

  1. sedge

Ancestry of “laîche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlaische—
2Old Frenchleschesedge
3Frankishlisca—
4Proto-Germanicliskōsedge
Every word from Proto-Germanic liskō →Every word from Frankish lisca →Every word from Old French lesche →