Where does “lows” come from?

lows (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic llaɨs, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

lows (Cornish): loose, slack

Definitions

  1. loose, slack

Ancestry of “lows”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicllaɨs—
2Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

Words derived from “lows”

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