Where does “lesk” come from?

lesk (English) comes from Norwegian Bokmål leske, from Middle Low German leschen, from Old Saxon leskian, from Proto-West Germanic *laskijan, from Proto-Germanic laskijaną — to extinguish, to quench.

lesk (English): The loin; flank; The groin

Definitions

  1. The loin; flank; The groin

Ancestry of “lesk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållesketo quench, slake, refresh; to slake
2Middle Low Germanleschen—
3Old Saxonleskian—
4Proto-West Germanic*laskijanto extinguish, to quench
5Proto-Germaniclaskijanąto extinguish, to quench
Every word from Proto-Germanic laskijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laskijan →Every word from Old Saxon leskian →