Lake

German (Berlin)

/ˈlaːkə/

noun
Definitions
  • brine saltwater used for pickling

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German lāke (standing water, brine, water pooled in a riverbed) derived from Old Saxon laca (stream, brook, lake) derived from *laku (pool, stream, steam, lake) derived from Proto-Germanic *lakō (pool, stream, lake, water aggregation, drain, pond, ditch, puddle).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*lakō

Gloss

pool, stream, lake, water aggregation, drain, pond, ditch, puddle

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

堀

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