lacche

Middle English

noun
Definitions
  • latch (of a door)
  • trap

Etymology

Inherited from Old English læċċan (catch, take hold of, seize, grasp) inherited from Proto-Germanic *lakjaną (water, wet, irrigate, drain, seize) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂g-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)leh₂g-

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