Where does “læcan” come from?

læcan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic laikijaną, from Proto-Germanic laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

læcan (Old English): to move quickly, spring, leap; whip, flicker

Definitions

  1. to move quickly, spring, leap; whip, flicker

Ancestry of “læcan”, step by step

læcan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic laikijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaikijaną—
2Proto-Germaniclaikanąto jump, play, move, swing about
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Proto-West Germanic *laikijan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*laikijan—

Words derived from “læcan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laikaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic laikijaną →