Proto-Indo-European

*(s)leh₂g-

‘to be slack’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂g-.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂g-, most familiar first.

• lake ← *lacen ← *lakaną
• latch ← lacchen ← læċċan ← *lakkjan ← *lakjaną

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂g-