From Middle English lacchen ("to seize, catch, grasp"), from Old English læċċan ("to grasp, take hold of, catch, seize"), from Proto-Germanic *lakjaną, *lakwijaną, *lakkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂g-, *(s)leh₂gʷ-. Cognate with Middle Dutch lakken.
From Middle English latche, lacche, from lacchen, from Old English læċċan ("to grasp, take hold of, catch, seize"). See above for more.
Compare French lécher ("to lick").
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