Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “-lāc” come from?

-lāc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic laiką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

-lāc (Old English): gift

Definitions

  1. gift

Ancestry of “-lāc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaikągame, sport
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “-lāc”

  • -lock
  • -lac
  • -lok
  • -lak
  • hæmedlac
  • feohtlac
  • wedlac
  • freolac
  • sælac
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