FromProto-West Germanic*-laik, fromProto-Germanic*-laiką(“jump, spring, sport”), from*laiką(“play, sport, fight, activity”), fromProto-Indo-European*leyg-(“to bounce, shake, tremble”). Related toProto-Germanic*laikaz(“game, dance, hymn, sport”).
Akin toOld Englishlāc(“sport, play”). More atEnglishlake(Etymology 2).
-lāc n
Stronga-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -lāc | -lāc |
| accusative | -lāc | -lāc |
| genitive | -lāces | -lāca |
| dative | -lāce | -lācum |
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-lac (Cyrillic spelling-лац)