Where does “elaking” come from?

elaking (Swedish) comes from Swedish elak, 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.

elaking (Swedish): meanie

Definitions

  1. meanie

Ancestry of “elaking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishelakmean, cruel, malicious
2Old Swedishelaker—
3Old Swedishlaker—
4Old Norselákrlacking in quality
5Proto-Germaniclaka-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlā-to drive, move, go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lā- →