Laken
See also: laken
Dutch
editEtymology
editThe name is of Germanic origin, from Proto-West Germanic *laku (“stream, lake, pool”) (compare German Lache), referring to the Molenbeek stream.[1][2]
Proper noun
editLaken ?
- A Belgian municipality, near Brussels, site of the largest royal palace estate.
References
editGerman
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Middle Low German lāken, from Old Saxon lakan, from Proto-Germanic *lakaną (“sheet, cloth”).
The High German cognate Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhan, had already been declining in use when the form Laken was introduced during the pre-eminence of the Dutch and Northern German cloth industry (14th/15th centuries). Cognate with Dutch laken.
Noun
editLaken n (strong, genitive Lakens, plural Laken)
- sheet; bed sheet (linen used to cover mattresses or furniture, or sometimes instead of a blanket)
- (rare) other kinds of linens or large cloths
Declension
editDeclension of Laken [neuter, strong]
Synonyms
editHyponyms
edit- (sheet): Baumwolllaken, Leinenlaken
See also
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editLaken
Further reading
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