Laken
See also: laken
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
The name is of Germanic origin, from Proto-West Germanic *laku (“stream, lake, pool”) (compare German Lache), referring to the Molenbeek stream.[1][2]
Proper noun edit
Laken ?
- A Belgian municipality, near Brussels, site of the largest royal palace estate.
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German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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.
Noun edit
Laken n (strong, genitive Lakens, plural Laken)
- sheet; bed sheet (linen used to cover mattresses or furniture, or sometimes instead of a blanket)
- (rare) other kinds of linens or large cloths
Declension edit
Declension of Laken [neuter, strong]
Synonyms edit
Hyponyms edit
- (sheet): Baumwolllaken, Leinenlaken
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Laken