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

Definitions

  1. bottom sheet

Ancestry of “underlakan”, step by step

underlakan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lakan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlakansheet; 1000 SEK or equal amount of other...
2Old Swedishlakan—
3Old Norselak—
4Middle Low Germanlāken—
5Old Saxonlakan—
6Proto-Germaniclakanąlinen; cloth; sheet
7Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂g-to be slack; be limp; droop; sag

via Swedish under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishunderunder; below; beneath; during, at the same time...
2Old Swedishunderwonder, miracle; wonderment, awe, marvel
3Old Norseundrwonder; scandal
4Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lakaną →Every word from Old Saxon lakan →