Where does “laka ur” come from?
laka ur (Swedish) comes from Swedish lake, from Middle Low German lāke, from Old Saxon laca, from Proto-West Germanic laku, from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα.
laka ur (Swedish): soak, extract, leach to remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid (often water)
Definitions
- soak, extract, leach to remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid (often water)
Ancestry of “laka ur”, step by step
laka ur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lake | brine; burbot |
| 2 | Middle Low German | lāke | water pooled in a riverbed; standing water; brine |
| 3 | Old Saxon | laca | lake, stream, brook |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laku | stream; pool, lake |
| 5 | Finnish | lakritsi | licorice, liquorice |
| 6 | Swedish | lakrits | licorice/liquorice |
| 7 | Late Latin | liquiritia | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύρριζα | licorice |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύς | sweet |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *dlukús | — |
via Swedish ur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ur | out of, from; a watch, usually mechanical |
| 2 | German | uhr | hours, o'clock indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period |
| 3 | Middle High German | ūre | — |
| 4 | Old French | ore | now; hour; time, period of the day |
| 5 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |