Where does “lāke” come from?
lāke (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon laca, from Proto-West Germanic laku, from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.
lāke (Middle Low German): water pooled in a riverbed; standing water; brine
Definitions
- water pooled in a riverbed; standing water; brine
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