I’ve always wondered about “冷” (laang1)

I’ve always wondered about “冷” (laang1). It’s clearly not Chinese, so it’s clearly a loan word, but it’s clearly not English either.

I think the word has been borrowed from French. Laang1 is, I think, laine.

(I wonder if the etymology of this is documented anywhere. I bet it isn’t.)

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