Etymograph

English

Laiche

Laiche comes from German Laich ‘spawn’, from Proto-West Germanic *laik ‘game, sport’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ‘to bounce, shake, tremble’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leyg-‘to bounce, shake, tremble’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*laikaz‘game, sport’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*laik‘game, sport’reconstructed
  4. Old High Germanc. 750–1050leih
  5. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350leich‘spawn (fish eggs)’
  6. Germanc. 1650–presentLaichas Laiche‘spawn’
  7. EnglishtodayLaiche

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leyg-‘to bounce, shake, tremble’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*laikaz‘game, sport’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*laik‘game, sport’reconstructed
  4. Old High Germanc. 750–1050leih
  5. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350leich‘spawn (fish eggs)’
  6. Germanc. 1650–presentLaichas Laiche‘spawn’
  7. EnglishtodayLaiche

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ‘to bounce, shake, tremble’

like, ilk, lich, 1 more

through Proto-Germanic *laikaz ‘game, sport’

lake, lay, lai

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leyg- / Laiche

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