Where does “lakan” come from?

lakan (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German laken, from Old Saxon lakan, from Proto-Germanic lakaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- — to be slack; be limp; droop; sag.

lakan (Old Norse): positive degree strong masculine accusative...

Definitions

  1. positive degree strong masculine accusative...

Ancestry of “lakan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlaken—
2Old Saxonlakan—
3Proto-Germaniclakanąlinen; cloth; sheet
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂g-to be slack; be limp; droop; sag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lakaną →Every word from Old Saxon lakan →