Where does “læst” come from?

læst (Danish) comes from Old Norse leistr, from Proto-Germanic laistiz, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

læst (Danish): last; past participle of læse

Definitions

  1. last; past participle of læse

Ancestry of “læst”, step by step

læst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse leistr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleistrsock; foot, sock
2Proto-Germaniclaistiz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track

via Old English læsest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishlæsestAlternative form of lǣst
2Proto-Germaniclaisistazsmallest; least

Words derived from “læst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laistiz →Every word from Old Norse leistr →