lye

Betekenis (English)

Noun

1. An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
2. Potassium or sodium hydroxide (caustic soda).

Verb

To treat with lye.

Verb

Obsolete spelling of lie..

Concepten

loog

afwasmiddel

detergent

loogzout

wasmiddel

Synonyms

alkali

alkaline

salt

🧂

alkaline solution

lixivium

buck

caustic soda

leach

basic salt

potash

soda

sodium hydroxide

soot

ashes

alkaline salt

ash

alkali liquor

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/laɪ/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: leye

Inherited from Oudengels: lēah

Cognate with Saterfries: Loge

Cognate with Nederlands: loog

Cognate with Duits: Lauge

In summary

From Middle English leye, lye, from Old English lēah, lēag (“lye”), from Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic *laugō, from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Loge, Looie (“lye”), Dutch loog (“lye”), German Low German Loge, Loje, Loog (“lye”), German Lauge (“lye”).