Where does “lakur” come from?

lakur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lákr, from Proto-Germanic laka-, from Proto-Indo-European lā- — to drive, move, go.

lakur (Icelandic): deficient, short, lacking; poor, wretched

Definitions

  1. deficient, short, lacking; poor, wretched

Ancestry of “lakur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselákrlacking in quality
2Proto-Germaniclaka-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlā-to drive, move, go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lā- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laka- →Every word from Old Norse lákr →