Where does “laker” come from?

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

Ancestry of “laker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselákrlacking in quality
2Proto-Germaniclaka-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlā-to drive, move, go

Words derived from “laker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lā- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laka- →Every word from Old Norse lákr →