Laken
German (Berlin)
/ˈlaːkən/
noun
Definitions
- sheet; bed sheet linen used to cover mattresses or furniture, or sometimes instead of a blanket
- (rare) other kinds of linens or large cloths
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German lāken derived from Old Saxon lakan derived from Proto-Germanic *lakaną (cloth, sheet, linen).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*lakaną
Gloss
cloth, sheet, linen
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
布
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Baumwolle German
- Baumwolllaken German
- Bett German
- Bettlaken German
- Leinen German
- Leinenlaken German
- lachen German
- laken Dutch, Flemish
- lakenhandelaar Dutch, Flemish
- lakenlood Dutch, Flemish
- tafellaken Dutch, Flemish
- *hlahjaną Proto-Germanic
- *lakaną Proto-Germanic
- łach Polish
- lak Old Norse
- lāken Middle Dutch
- hlahhan Old High German
- lahhan Old High German
- lahhen Old High German
- laken Afrikaans
- lachen Middle High German
- laachen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- לאַכן Yiddish
- *lakan Old Dutch
- laken Middle Low German
- lāken Middle Low German
- lachan Cimbrian
- lakan Old Saxon
- leken Old Frisian
- Lache Hunsrik