Where does “layer” come from?

layer (French) comes from Old French layer, from Frankish *lākan.

Ancestry of “layer”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	layer	—
2	Frankish	*lākan	—

Words derived from “layer”

Every word from Frankish *lākan →

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