lacche

Middle English

noun

Definitions

latch (of a door)
trap

Etymology

Inherited from Old English læċċan (catch, take hold of, seize, grasp) inherited from Proto-Germanic *lakjaną (water, wet, irrigate, drain, seize) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂g-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)leh₂g-

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*(s)leh₂g- Proto-Indo-European
*(s)leh₂gʷ- Proto-Indo-European
*lakjaną Proto-Germanic
*lakō Proto-Germanic
*lekaną Proto-Germanic
gelæccan Old English
læccan Old English
læċċan Old English
lacchen Middle English
lecken Middle Dutch
*lakkjan gmw-pro
*lekken Old Dutch

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