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
- To lose; To release, set free; To loosen,...
Ancestry of “leese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | lesen | to lose, be deprived of; to damn, doom to... |
| 2 | Old French | lesser | Alternative form of laissier |
| 3 | Latin | laxō | — |
| 4 | Latin | laxus | wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |