Where does “dehar” come from?
dehar (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish dejar, from Old Spanish dexar, from Old Spanish lexar, from Latin laxāre, from Latin laxō, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
Ancestry of “dehar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | dejar | to leave; to leave, to keep; to let, allow |
| 2 | Old Spanish | dexar | to leave sth, abandon sth; to leave sth in a... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | lexar | to leave sth, abandon sth; let |
| 4 | Latin | laxāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | laxō | to extend, expand |
| 6 | Latin | laxus | wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |