Where does “Baumwolllaken” come from?

Baumwolllaken (German) comes from German lāken, 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.

Baumwolllaken (German): cotton sheet

Definitions

  1. cotton sheet

Ancestry of “Baumwolllaken”, step by step

Baumwolllaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lāken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlākensheet; bed sheet linen used to cover mattresses or furniture, or sometimes instead of a blanket
2Middle Low Germanlāken—
3Old Saxonlakan—
4Proto-Germaniclakanąlinen; cloth; sheet
5Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂g-to be slack; be limp; droop; sag

via German Baumwolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaumwollecotton
2Middle High Germanboumwolle—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lakaną →Every word from Old Saxon lakan →