Laken

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(Anglais)

(neuter, strong) sheet; bed sheet (linen used to cover mattresses or furniture, or sometimes instead of a blanket)
(neuter, rare, strong) other kinds of linens or large cloths

Lake

brine (saltwater used for pickling)

Fréquence

canton de Bâle-Campagne

lyylache

canton de Bâle-Campagne

lyynduech

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈlaːkən/

Emprunté à Middle Low German

Appartenant à moyen haut-allemand

Appartenant à ancien haut allemand

Appartenant à néerlandais

In summary

Borrowed 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.