Where does “lacchen” come from?

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

lacchen (Middle English): to seize, catch, grasp; to seize, catch

Definitions

  1. to seize, catch, grasp; to seize, catch

Ancestry of “lacchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlæċċanto grasp, take hold of, catch, seize”; to grasp,...
2Proto-GermaniclakjanąTo cause to wet; moisten
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lacchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lakjaną →Every word from Old English læċċan →
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