lacu

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • pool, pond
  • expanse of water, lake
  • stream, watercourse

Etymology

Inherited from *laku (pool, stream, steam, lake) inherited from Proto-Germanic *lakō (pool, stream, lake, water aggregation, drain, pond, ditch, puddle), *lakjaną (water, wet, irrigate, drain, seize), *lekaną (leak, drain) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (gather, collect, leak, select, pick out, drain, speak).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leǵ-

Gloss

gather, collect, leak, select, pick out, drain, speak

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