Where does “lacan” come from?

lacan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *lakan, from Proto-Germanic lakaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- — to be slack; be limp; droop; sag.

lacan (Old Dutch): garment made of broadcloth, cloak

Definitions

  1. garment made of broadcloth, cloak

Ancestry of “lacan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*lakan—
2Proto-Germaniclakanąlinen; cloth; sheet
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂g-to be slack; be limp; droop; sag

Words derived from “lacan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lakaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lakan →