Where does “leec” come from?

leec (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

leec (Middle Dutch): singing; playing, game

Definitions

  1. singing; playing, game

Ancestry of “leec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlāicuslay (of the laity)
2Ancient Greekλαϊκόςof the people; popular
3Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
4Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “leec

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂-