Where does “llacáu” come from?

llacáu (Welsh) comes from Welsh llac, 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.

llacáu (Welsh): to loosen, to slacken, to relax

Definitions

  1. to loosen, to slacken, to relax

Ancestry of “llacáu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllacslack, loose, lax
2EnglishslackThe part of anything that hangs loose, having no...
3Middle Englishslak
4Old Englishslæclazy
5Proto-Germanicslakazslack, lax
6Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₁g-weak, feeble; weak, faint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g-
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