Laken

Meaning

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

Lake

brine (saltwater used for pickling)

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Concepts

sheet

bedsheet

bed sheet

linen

Laken

linen

Synonyms

Bettlaken

Betttuch

Bettuch

Leinen

Leintuch

Bettlaken -s

Bettwäsche

Decke

Linnen

Translations

sábana

laken

lenzuolo

drap

lençol

drap de lit

çarşaf

σεντόνι

llençol

sabana

yatak çarşafı

شرشف

lençòl

foglia

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

lyylache

Basel-Landschaft

lyynduech

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlaːkən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German: lāken

Cognate with Middle High German: lachen

Cognate with Old High German: lahhan

Cognate with Dutch: laken

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.