Where does “lasting” come from?
Lasting comes from Middle English lastinge, from last (to continue), which derives from Proto-Indo-European leys- meaning to be slack or loose, ultimately from the root kelh₂-.
lasting (English): Persisting for an extended period of time;...
Definitions
- Persisting for an extended period of time;...
Ancestry of “lasting”, step by step
lasting traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål laste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | laste | to load; to blame |
| 2 | English | load | A burden; a weight to be carried; A worry or... |
| 3 | Middle English | lode | guide |
| 4 | Old English | lād | course, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *laidu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laidō | a leading; a way, course, route, direction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Middle English lasten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lasten | — |
| 2 | Old English | lǣstan | to follow, help, serve, perform, do, carry out,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *laistijan | to track, follow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laistijaną | to follow, to track; to pursue |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Nynorsk laste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | laste | to load; to blame |