Middle Dutch laken

← Middle Dutch lac (affix)

← Middle Dutch -en (affix)

← English lack (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *lakaną (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *laka- (derived)

← Proto-Germanic *lak(k)ōn- (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *lok-néh₂- (derived)

← Old Dutch *lakan (inherited)

→ English lake (derived)

→ English lack (cognate)

→ German Scharlach (mention)