Where does “lāken” come from?

lāken (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon lakan, from Proto-Germanic lakaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- — to be slack; be limp; droop; sag.

Ancestry of “lāken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonlakan—
2Proto-Germaniclakanąlinen; cloth; sheet
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂g-to be slack; be limp; droop; sag

Words derived from “lāken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lakaną →Every word from Old Saxon lakan →