Where does “lákr” come from?

lákr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic laka-, from Proto-Indo-European lā- — to drive, move, go.

lákr (Old Norse): lacking in quality

Definitions

  1. lacking in quality

Ancestry of “lákr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaka-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlā-to drive, move, go

Words derived from “lákr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lā-Every word from Proto-Germanic laka-