Where does “leken” come from?
leken (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic lakaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- — to be slack; be limp; droop; sag.
Ancestry of “leken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | lakaną | linen; cloth; sheet |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₂g- | to be slack; be limp; droop; sag |
Words derived from “leken”