Where does “lajchrich” come from?

lajchrich (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Loch, from Old Saxon lōh, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lajchrich (Plautdietsch): full of holes, perforated

Definitions

  1. full of holes, perforated

Ancestry of “lajchrich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschLochhole
2Old Saxonlōh—
3Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
4Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →