Where does “wedlease” come from?
wedlease (English) comes from English lease, from English leash, from Middle English leesshe, from Middle English lees, from Old French lesse, from Latin laxa, from Latin laxo, from Latin laxus — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
wedlease (English): A temporary marriage based on a contract, agreed...
Definitions
- A temporary marriage based on a contract, agreed...
Ancestry of “wedlease”, step by step
wedlease traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lease
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lease | To gather; To pick, select, pick out; to pick up;... |
| 2 | English | leash | A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an... |
| 3 | Middle English | leesshe | — |
| 4 | Middle English | lees | — |
| 5 | Old French | lesse | — |
| 6 | Latin | laxa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 7 | Latin | laxo | I extend, expand; I open, make wide; I undo,... |
| 8 | Latin | laxus | wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |
via English wed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wed | To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in... |
| 2 | Middle English | wedden | to marry; to wed |
| 3 | Old English | weddian | to pledge, to promise; to betroth; to wed, to... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waddjōn | to wager, to pledge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wadjōną | to wager, to pledge |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |