Where does “leese” come from?

leese (English) comes from Middle English lesen, from Old French lesser, from Latin laxō, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

leese (English): To lose; To release, set free; To loosen,...

Definitions

  1. To lose; To release, set free; To loosen,...

Ancestry of “leese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlesento lose, be deprived of; to damn, doom to...
2Old FrenchlesserAlternative form of laissier
3Latinlaxōto extend, expand
4Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- →Every word from Latin laxus →Every word from Latin laxō →