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

Definitions

  1. sheet; bedsheet

Ancestry of “Leeken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianleken—
2Proto-Germaniclakanąlinen; cloth; sheet
3Proto-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 Frisian leken →
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