FromMiddle Dutchlake, fromOld Dutch*laka, fromProto-West Germanic*laku, fromProto-Germanic*lakō(“drain, ditch, stream, pool”), fromProto-Indo-European*leǵ-(“to leak, drain”).
laak f (plurallaken,diminutivelaakje n)
FromMiddle Dutchlāke,lieke,leke(“blood sucking worm”), from a root shared withProto-Germanic*lēkijaz. Cognate withEnglishleech.
laak f (plurallaken,nodiminutive)
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laak (neuterlaakt,definite singular and plurallaake)
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