Where does “teygjulak” come from?

teygjulak (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lak, from Old Norse lak, 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.

teygjulak (Icelandic): fitted sheet

Definitions

  1. fitted sheet

Ancestry of “teygjulak”, step by step

teygjulak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclaksheet, bedsheet; first/third-person singular past...
2Old Norselak—
3Middle Low Germanlāken—
4Old Saxonlakan—
5Proto-Germaniclakanąlinen; cloth; sheet
6Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂g-to be slack; be limp; droop; sag

via Icelandic teygja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicteygjato stretch; elasticity, stretchiness; rubber band
2Old Norseteygjato stretch out, draw; to spread out; to allure,...
3Proto-Germanictaugijanąto stretch, draw
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lakaną →Every word from Old Saxon lakan →