Where does “lāc” come from?

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

lāc (Old English): play, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,...

Definitions

  1. play, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,...

Ancestry of “lāc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclaikgame, sport
2Proto-Germaniclaikazdance; game, sport; hymn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “lāc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laikaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laik →