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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laiką →