Where does “liss” come from?
liss (English) comes from English lis, from Polish Lis, from Polish Listopad, from Old Polish listopad, from Proto-Slavic listopadъ, from Proto-Slavic pasti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pāˀstéi, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂sti — to protect; to shepherd.
liss (English): Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; release;...
Definitions
- Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; release;...
Ancestry of “liss”, step by step
liss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lis | fleur-de-lis; plural of li; The substance of a... |
| 2 | Polish | Lis | fox |
| 3 | Polish | Listopad | November |
| 4 | Old Polish | listopad | November |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | listopadъ | leaf fall; time of leaf fall |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pasti | to pasture; to herd; to fall |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pāˀstéi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂sti | to guard, to protect; to shepherd |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
via Middle English lissen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lissen | — |
| 2 | Old English | lissan | to subdue |
| 3 | Old English | liss | mildness, mercy, kindness, grace |
| 4 | Old English | līþs | grace, favor, love, kindness, mercy, joy, peace,... |
| 5 | Old English | liþe | gentle, mild; pleasant |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | linþ(ī) | gentle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | linþaz | bendsome; flexible; pliable; supple; weak; soft;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | léntos | — |