Where does “llac” come from?

llac (Welsh) comes from English slack, from Middle English slak, from Old English slæc, from Proto-Germanic slakaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- — weak, feeble; weak, faint.

llac (Welsh): slack, loose, lax

Definitions

  1. slack, loose, lax

Ancestry of “llac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslackThe part of anything that hangs loose, having no...
2Middle Englishslak—
3Old Englishslæclazy
4Proto-Germanicslakazslack, lax
5Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₁g-weak, feeble; weak, faint

Words derived from “llac”

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