Where does “*laikan” come from?

*laikan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

*laikan (Proto-West Germanic): to jump around, play

Definitions

  1. to jump around, play

Ancestry of “*laikan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaikanąto jump, play, move, swing about
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “*laikan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laikaną →