Where does “lacche” come from?

lacche (Middle English) comes from Middle English lacchen, from Old English læċċan, from Proto-Germanic lakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lacche (Middle English): latch; trap

Definitions

  1. latch; trap

Ancestry of “lacche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlacchento seize, catch, grasp; to seize, catch
2Old Englishlæċċanto grasp, take hold of, catch, seize”; to grasp,...
3Proto-GermaniclakjanąTo cause to wet; moisten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lakjaną →Every word from Old English læċċan →