Where does “elak” come from?

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

elak (Swedish): mean, cruel, malicious

Definitions

  1. mean, cruel, malicious

Ancestry of “elak”, step by step

elak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish elaker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishelaker—
2Old Swedishlaker—
3Old Norselákrlacking in quality
4Proto-Germaniclaka-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlā-to drive, move, go

via Proto-Turkic eĺgek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkiceĺgekdonkey

Words derived from “elak”

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