Where does “lāken” come from?

lāken (German) comes 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.

lāken (German): sheet; bed sheet linen used to cover mattresses or furniture, or sometimes instead of a blanket

Definitions

  1. sheet; bed sheet linen used to cover mattresses or furniture, or sometimes instead of a blanket

Ancestry of “lāken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlāken—
2Old Saxonlakan—
3Proto-Germaniclakanąlinen; cloth; sheet
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂g-to be slack; be limp; droop; sag

Words derived from “lāken”

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