laake
North Frisian
Alternative forms
- laache (Föhr-Amrum)
- loache (Heligoland)
- lååke (Mooring)
- lachi (Sylt)
Etymology
From Old Frisian hlakkia, from Proto-Germanic *hlakkōną, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną (“to laugh”), from Proto-Indo-European *klek- (“to laugh”). Cognate with West Frisian laitsje.
Verb
laake