-lac

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Old English

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Etymology

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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

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Suffix

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-lāc n

  1. noun suffix denoting activity (compare Modern English -ation)
    feohtlācfighting
  2. practice, action or process of
    wedlācpledge, plighted troth
  3. act of
    hǣmedlācsexual intercourse
  4. gift
    frēolācoblation, free-will offering
    sǣlācsea-gift

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Compare -ac. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Whence the -l-?

Suffix

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-lac (Cyrillic spelling -лац)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer or a feature.