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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *-laik, from Proto-Germanic *-laiką (“jump, spring, sport”), from *laiką (“play, sport, fight, activity”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“to bounce, shake, tremble”). Related to Proto-Germanic *laikaz (“game, dance, hymn, sport”).
Akin to Old English lāc (“sport, play”). More at English lake (Etymology 2).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-lāc n
- noun suffix denoting activity (compare Modern English -ation)
- feohtlāc ― fighting
- practice, action or process of
- wedlāc ― pledge, plighted troth
- act of
- hǣmedlāc ― sexual intercourse
- gift
- frēolāc ― oblation, free-will offering
- sǣlāc ― sea-gift
Declension
Strong a-stem:
Derived terms
Descendants
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Compare -ac. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Whence the -l-?
Suffix
-lac (Cyrillic spelling -лац)
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer or a feature.