Where does “underlakan” come from?
underlakan (Swedish) comes from Swedish lakan, from Old Swedish lakan, from Old Norse lak, from Middle Low German lāken, from Old Saxon lakan, from Proto-Germanic lakaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- — to be slack; be limp; droop; sag.
underlakan (Swedish): bottom sheet
Ancestry of “underlakan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | lakan | sheet; 1000 SEK or equal amount of other... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | lakan | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | lak | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lāken | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | lakan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lakaną | linen; cloth; sheet |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₂g- | to be slack; be limp; droop; sag |