Wiktionary:Etymology scriptorium/2011/November

lake
The entry for lake says that the word lake isn't related to lacus, loch, etc; and that it came from Appendix:Proto-Germanic/laguz. But the PG page says they are related. Which one is correct? Ungoliant MMDCCLXIV 13:53, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 * It doesn't say lake came from PG *laguz, it says it came from PG *lakō, which has a different origin from *laguz (which in turn is related to lacus, loch, etc.). Lake can come from *lakō, but it can't come from *laguz. However, both the Online Etymology Dictionary and Dictionary.com say the Middle and Modern English word is probably a conflation of the Old English lacu (< PG *lakō < PIE *leg-) with French lac (< Latin lacus < PIE *lakw-) due to their similarity in form and meaning. Anyway, Appendix:Proto-Germanic/laguz doesn't say that lake comes from it. —Angr 14:20, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I see. I had misunderstood that last sentence. Thanks for clearing it up. Ungoliant MMDCCLXIV 15:03, 14 November 2011 (UTC)