Where does “Leeken” come from?
Leeken (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian leken, from Proto-Germanic lakaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- — to be slack; be limp; droop; sag.
Leeken (Saterland Frisian): sheet; bedsheet
Ancestry of “Leeken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | leken | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lakaną | linen; cloth; sheet |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₂g- | to be slack; be limp; droop; sag |